Leicester close to signing Crystal Palace's Ayew

Leicester are adjacent to signing Crystal Palace guardant Jordan Ayew for an first £5m.

The Foxes want to bring successful astatine slightest 2 violative players and Ayew, 32, is poised to move to nan King Power Stadium successful a woody rising to £8m.

Promoted Leicester struggled for attacking options successful Monday's 1-1 Premier League tie pinch Tottenham, pinch Jamie Vardy starting - and scoring nan equaliser - contempt leader Steve Cooper ruling him retired done wounded conscionable 3 days before.

Cooper, who takes Leicester to Fulham connected Saturday, has made nary concealed of his desire to adhd much guardant options to his squad and Ayew offers important Premier League experience.

He has made 212 appearances for Palace, scoring 23 goals, since initially joining connected indebtedness from Swansea successful 2018. Ayew was a second-half substitute successful Palace's 2-1 conclusion astatine Brentford connected Sunday.

He antecedently played for Aston Villa, joining them successful 2015, earlier moving to Swansea 2 years later.

Ayew will subordinate Oliver Skipp arsenic a caller signing astatine nan King Power Stadium, pinch nan midfielder arriving from Tottenham for £20m connected Monday.