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Premier League club Leicester signs Tottenham midfielder Oliver Skipp in $26M transfer deal

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https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2YzafV_0v2yY7s900 — Bayern Munich’s Adin Licina, center, fights for the ball with Tottenham Hotspur’s Oliver Skipp, right, during a preseason soccer match at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

LONDON (AP) — Newly promoted Leicester reached a deal with Tottenham to sign midfielder Oliver Skipp ahead of the teams’ meeting in their opening Premier League game on Monday.

Leicester said the 23-year-old Skipp signed a five-year contract through the 2028-29 season. The value of the transfer was reportedly more than 20 million pounds ($26 million).

Skipp reunites with Leicester manager Steve Cooper, who coached him in England’s youth teams.

The defensive midfielder played 24 times for the England Under-21s, including in the final of the European Championship last year when it beat Spain 1-0 to win the title.

Leicester is back in the Premier League after winning the second-tier Championship last season at the first attempt. The club had been relegated seven years after its stunning Premier League title win as a 5,000-1 outsider in 2016.

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