Leicester City buy Vestergaard – Dane with highest cumulative transfer fee

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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. 

Vestergaard 2x on the list: The 10 most expensive Danish players

10 | Philip Billing | 19/20 | Fee: €16.5m

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From Huddersfield to Bournemouth

9 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg | 20/21 | Fee: €16.6m

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From Southampton to Tottenham

8 | Joachim Andersen | 21/22 | Fee: €17.5m

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From Olympique Lyon to Crystal Palace

7 | Jannik Vestergaard | 21/22 | Fee: €17.6m

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From Southampton to Leicester City

6 | Martin Braithwaite | 19/20 | Fee: €18m

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From CD Leganés to Barça

5 | Thomas Delaney | 18/19 | Fee: €20m

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From Werder Bremen to BVB

4 | Kasper Dolberg | 19/20 | Fee: €20.5m

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From Ajax to OGC Nice

3 | Joachim Andersen | 19/20 | Fee: €24m

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From Sampdoria to Olympique Lyon

2 | Jannik Vestergaard | 18/19 | Fee: €25m

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From Gladbach to Southampton

1 | Christian Eriksen | 19/20 | Fee: €27m

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From Tottenham to Inter Milan

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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