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Leicester City Complete Club Record Signing Of Algerian Striker Islam Slimani

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Slimani joins Leicester City.

Defending Premier League champions Leicester City have broken their transfer record to rope in Algerian striker Islam Slimani from Sporting CP for £25.4m. The five-year contract will keep Slimani at the club until 2021.

“To join a team like Leicester City is a huge honour and I can’t wait to get started,” said the 28-year-old striker told LCFC.co.uk.

“I’ve always wanted to play my football in the Premier League and to get the opportunity to do that with the reigning champions was something I simply could not turn down,” he added.

The Algerian striker had an incredible last season at Sporting CP with 31 goals to his name in all competitions. Slimani rose to prominence after playing an instrumental role as the main striker for Algeria, who qualified into the knockout rounds of World Cup 2014.

Anirban Das
Anirban Das's journey to Delhi via Kolkata involves football, music, curiosity (which one day can kill the cat) and food. Following global football opens up an infinite space within him in both the conscious and subconscious self, away from the din and bustle of the madding crowd. Supports Manchester United & Barcelona

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