Nigerian footballer Ahmed Musa has agreed to join English Premier League champions, Leicester City.
The 23-year-old is expected in England between Tuesday and Wednesday for a medical and to discuss personal terms.
Leicester City is believed to have agreed a club-record £16.6 million fee with CSKA Moscow for Musa.
“Everything has been finalised and Musa will be in England for his medical on Wednesday,” a source told BBC Sport.
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Musa joined CSKA in 2012 and scored 54 goals in 168 games during five seasons in Russia.
The striker is believed to have turned down offers from Southampton, Everton and West Ham.
“He’ll be leaving on Tuesday. If you look at the way things are done over there, you’ll see he is a player just made for English football”, CSKA Moscow coach Leonid Slutsky was quoted to have told the Russian media.
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