Official!
The transfer of Jannik Vestergaard within the Premier League from Southampton to Leicester City is now done. Both clubs confirmed the deal on Friday. The 29-year-old signed a contract that will run until Jun. 30, 2024. The Danish national team player, whose contract at the Saints was going to expire next year, will cost £15 million (€17.6m).
As a result, Vestergaard passes Simon Kjær as the Danish player with the highest cumulative transfer in history. Overall, clubs paid €45.65 million in transfer fees for the Milan defender, Vestergaard’s overall transfer fee is now €59.6 million, which sees him move from fourth place to first place.
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With Jonny Evans and Welsey Fofana injured, the Foxes were desperate to add another defender. While Evans will be out for a few weeks, Fofana will miss months with a complicated broken leg.
“I’m very happy and I’m really excited to get going. It’s a special club that has done very well over many years and I think the project is very, very exciting, even from the outside looking in,” Vestergaard said in a club statement. “To be a part of it is a big thing for me.”
After Vestergaard departure, Southampton looking for a replacement
Vestergaard was a permanent starter at Southampton last season and played in 32 games. The center-back also featured in all six of Denmark’s games at the European Championships this summer. Altogether, Vestergaard played 79 games for the Saints, who signed him for €25 million from Borussia Mönchengladbach. “He is headed to Leicester and is now up to us to find a replacement,” Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhüttl said. One possible candidate is former Bayern talent Flavius Daniliuc from OGC Nice.
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