Medical on Monday: Leicester City have £20m bid accepted - Sources

Medical on Monday: Leicester City have £20m bid accepted - Sources

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Timothy Castagne has already undergone a Leicester City medical after agreeing a £20million move from Atalanta, Football Insider can reveal.

The 24-year-old full-back had been strongly linked with a move to Tottenham this summer but has now agreed to join Brendan Rodger's side.

A source at the King Power Stadium has told Football Insider that the Belgian had a medical yesterday (Monday) after the two clubs agreed a £20m fee.

The defender, who can play on both the right and left side of defence, has entered the final 12 months of his contract at the Serie A club.

Tottenham signed Matt Doherty in a deal worth up to £16m at the weekend to solve their defensive issues and leave Leicester in pole position to clinch a deal for Castagne.

He caught the eye of scouts last season after a number of impressive performances in an exciting Atalanta side who were knocked out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals.

Castagne made 33 appearances in all competitions last season and had five goal involvements - two goals and three assists.

The versatile defender is likely to line up on the left-hand side of Brendan Rodger's defence next season after the departure of Ben Chilwell to Chelsea last month.

Chilwell was sold to the Premier League giants in a £50million deal.

He would become the Foxes first summer signing in what has been a quiet window so far for the 2015/16 Premier League champions.

The Foxes narrowly missed out on Champions League football last term but still enjoyed their second ever highest Premier League finish (fifth).

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