Jannik Vestergaard: Leicester City set to sign Southampton defender

Last update on. From the section SouthamptonJannik Vestergaard played 30 Premier League games for Southampton last season. He scored three times.According to Ralph Hasenhuttl, Leicester City will sign Jannik Vestergaard, a Danish defender from Southampton.According to reports, a deal worth 15 million has been reached for the centre-back, who was 29 when he joined from Borussia Monchengladbach in 2018.Saints boss Hasenhuttl stated, "He is performing the medical check. When that is complete, then the deal can be done.""He will go and Leicester. Then it is up to us to replace him, and that is what we will do in future."On Saturday, Southampton will face Everton in the 2021-22 Premier League. Leicester faces Wolves at the same moment.Brendan Rodgers, Foxes boss, will not have Wesley Fofana as a defender until next year due to the Frenchman's broken leg sustained in a friendly against Villarreal.Vestergaard has 29 international caps and was part of six games in Denmark that reached the semi-finals at the European Championship in July.Southampton announced the signings on Tuesday of striker Adam Armstrong of Blackburn and forward ArmandoBroja from Albania - both on a season-long loan to Chelsea from Chelsea. This follows the 25m sale of Danny Ings, last season's top scorer, to Aston Villa.Hasenhuttl stated, "We have made the squad larger with players who are capable of a bright future at this club." "We have to fill one spot because Jannik has passed away."