He played the second half of Leicester’s 2-1 Community Shield defeat to Manchester United on Sunday, and Schmeichel told reporters: “Musa, his pace is frightening
Browsing: Ahmed Musa
The pacy winger announced his arrival with a superb brace against ‘almighty’ Barcelona at the International Championship Cup on Tuesday
“When I started my first session I was thinking, ‘wow’!. I have never seen that in Russia – but now I am getting used to it,” he is quoted as saying by the Daily Express. “The intensity here is quite different to Russia
The Foxes signed Musa for £16 million from CSKA Moscow as Ranieri is preparing for Leicester’s first entry into the Champions League group stage next season and has acted quickly in the transfer market to secure the cover required to manage the increased workload
Musa said after signing his new contract: “I feel very happy joining Leicester City. For me, it’s one of the best clubs and I feel very happy. I joined because it’s one of the best clubs in the Premier League and they are like a family. That’s why I joined Leicester City and I’m very excited
Sky sources understand the Nigerian striker is undergoing the final stages of his medical and provided all is well he will sign a contract with the Premier League champions later, for a fee over £15 million
According to Russian media, the fee will be £16.6 million, making the 23-year-old Leicester’s new club-record signing, just days after French
The signing will continue a summer spending spree by Claudio Ranieri, who splashed out £13 million on midfielder Nampalys Mendy at the weekend
Leicester have been chasing the Nigeria international’s signature since May, when boss Claudio Ranieri first contacted the Russian outfit with regards to Musa’s availability
A matter of months later, and the deal seems to be back on, with Claudio Ranieri’s side set to splash out around £16 million (N6 million) for the 23-year-old
Musa, 23, scored 13 goals in 30 games in the Russian league this season and was recently the subject of a bid of around €30 million from the Foxes, according to club’s coach, Leonid Slutsky
Foxes boss, Claudio Ranieri, is expected to significantly strengthen his squad this summer as the Barclays Premier League champions look to defend their title next season as well as juggle the demands of Champions League football
The Premier League champions were interested in the 23-year-old in January, but have now returned with a concrete offer for the Nigeria international.
The club’s sporting director, Roman Babayev, says a number of English Premier League clubs have expressed an interest in signing the former VVV Venlo player
The 23-year-old was a target for Claudio Ranieri in January but Leicester believed CSKA’s asking price was too high as they pushed for £20 million
Mordovia defender, Igor Shitov, opened the scoring with an own goal as he tried to clear a cross, before Roman Eremenko, Alexander Golovin, Ahmed Musa and Sergei Ignashevich all scored for CSKA
Claudio Ranieri’s side were left frustrated in their attempts to sign the Nigeria star – who has scored 10 goals this season – but Musa, while confirming a bid, instead hinted at a move to the Gunners
Musa, who has netted 10 times in all competitions this season, continued his good form with a goal to help beat Valarenga in a friendly last Wednesday
Leicester’s pursuit of Ahmed Musa will likely have to wait until the summer, with both CSKA Moscow and the Nigerian…
The Russian club turned down a fourth Leicester bid of $26.5 million (£18.7 million) last week, which was an improvement on the original offer of $21.6 million (£15.1 million)