Leicester City Agree Club-Record £16.6m Fee for Nigerian Forward Ahmed Musa

Premier League champions Leicester City have agreed a club-record £16.6m fee with CSKA Moscow for Nigerian forward Ahmed Musa, according to ​reports.

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.

​BBC Sport report that Musa is expected to undergo a medical on Wednesday before being officially announced as Leicester City's record signing in the following days.

A source told BBC Sport: "Everything has been finalised and Musa will be in England for his medical on Wednesday,"

The report also claims that Musa turned down offers from the likes of West Ham, Southampton and Everton.

The Nigerian international plays primarily as a winger but can also play anywhere across the front-line. His lightening pace and low centre of gravity has seen him become one of the toughest attacks to deal with in the Russian league.

CSKA Moscow manager Leonid Slutsky confirmed that Musa is on his way at the club, while also stating that he will be a good fit for English football.

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"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.