Nigeria star Ahmed Musa will undergo a medical with Leicester City on Wednesday (today) before signing a five-year contract with the Premier League champions.
The 23-year-old will sign for Claudio Ranieri's side after spending five seasons in Russia, where he notched 54 goals in 168 appearances, winning three Russian Super League trophies in the process.
"Everything has been finalised and Musa will be in England for his medical on Wednesday," Musa's agent Tony Harris told BBC Sport.
Russian champions CSKA Moscow announced the 23-year-old Ahmed Musa will depart Moscow on Tuesday.
Leicester, who first put in a bid for the jet-heeled winger or forward in January, have now agreed a transfer fee of $21 million.
The surprise champions of the Premier League will make the Nigeria international their fourth signing thus far, with centre-back Luis Hernandez, goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler and midfielder Nampalys Mendy having already signed.
"He'll be leaving on Tuesday," Slutsky told reporters in Russia. "And if you look at the way things are done over there you'll see he is a player just made for English football."
Despite only being 23, Musa has already racked up 58 caps for Nigeria at senior level, scoring 11 goals including two against Argentina in a 3-2 defeat at the 2014 World Cup.
He is widely considered to be one of Nigeria's brightest talents, and is expected to link up well with the pace of Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez in Leicester's attack.
Musa turned down offers from the likes of West Ham, Southampton and Everton.
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