Esteban Cambiasso has flown into London for talks with Leicester about one of the deals of the summer.
The Argentina legend met Foxes officials before the game at Chelsea yesterday and is expected to sign a two-year contract today (Sunday).
The former Inter Milan and Real Madrid star, 34, was waiting for rival offers and had fancied a move to the capital with West Ham.
The Hammers chased Cambiasso for weeks and despite asking him to come in for a ‘trial’, the midfielder was still open to the move until they failed to make a proper offer.
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Leicester’s persistence paid off and Cambiasso boarded a flight from Italy to finalise the ambitious transfer by Nigel Pearson’s club.
Cambiasso will earn £50,000 a week, but there were delays in discussions about the second year of his contract if Leicester were relegated back to the Championship.
The snags have now been ironed out and Cambiasso – one of the most charismatic players of the last decade – has finally checked in.
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