Leicester City are closing in on their sixth summer signing after talks with Tottenham Hotspur.
The Foxes have already added Issahaku Fatawu, Caleb Okoli, Michael Golding, Bobby De Cordovo-Reid and Facundo Buonanotte to their squad.
But Leicester City are still looking for further reinforcements and have set their sights on a new central midfielder.
Leicester City have opened talks with Tottenham over Oliver Skipp, HITC has learned.
The 23-year-old has fallen down the pecking order in north London following the arrivals of Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall this summer.
With little chance of first-team minutes this season, Spurs are willing to part with Skipp and are demanding a fee in excess of £20m.
HITC understands the deal is worth £20m plus £5m in add-ons being discussed by both sides.
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The signing of a player with over 70 games of Premier League experience would be a great addition to Steve Cooper’s squad.
Skipp made more than 20 Premier League appearances in each of his last two seasons at Spurs and was described as “phenomenal” by former manager Jose Mourinho.
The Foxes still face competition for his signature, mostly from other Premier League sides.
After Tottenham made Skipp available this summer, HITC were informed by sources that West Ham, Nottingham Forest and Everton have all shown interest in him.
However, Leicester are currently leading the race and are in talks with Tottenham to try and finalize terms.
The Foxes kick off their Premier League campaign on Monday night when they take on Spurs at the King Power Stadium.
All eyes will be on whether Skipp is involved in Ange Postecoglou’s matchday squad or is left out as he nears the exit.