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Report: Leicester City agrees to £7.5M fee for Poland's Bartosz Kapustka

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Leicester City will reportedly be defending its Premier League crown with some fresh teenage talent.

According to Sky Sports, Leicester agreed to a fee of £7.5 million for Bartosz Kapustka, a product of KS Cracovia who scored on his international debut for Poland last year and subsequently took the pitch at Euro 2016.

Strengthening the report is a photo the 19-year-old winger uploaded to Facebook in which he is seen travelling to Leicester, United Kingdom.

Three days ago, in conversation with Polish outlet Telewizja Polska, Kapustka admitted that Claudio Ranieri swayed his decision to join Leicester.

"Yes, of all the offers tabled, Leicester wanted me the most," Kapustka said, according to Jordan Blackwell of the Leicester Mercury. "Ranieri's interest was a big factor for me. He was asking about me, he wanted me to join the team. This convinced me, but there were many factors. I'm not going there only because of the name of the club, or because they won the Premier League. I'm optimistic and think I have a real chance of playing time."

Clubs from the Premier League, Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands were apparently interested in acquiring Kapustka, who is primarily a winger but can operate in the central midfield and also be deployed as a full-back. He can contribute in attack as well as defence and, despite being so young, can dictate the tempo of a fixture.

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