Leicester to sign Adrien Silva after meeting release clause

Leicester City have agreed to meet Adrien Silva's £38.5
million release clause at Sporting Lisbon, sources close to
the club have told ESPN FC.
Leicester have been chasing Silva, 27, and his Sporting
teammate Islam Slimani as they look to bring the duo to the
club before the close of the transfer window.
Sources told ESPN FC earlier on Wednesday that the Premier
League champions had agreed a deal for Algeria striker
Slimani and now they are on the verge of landing Portugal
midfielder Silva.
Silva claimed earlier this week that he was hoping to make
the move to Leicester, only for Sporting to release a
statement saying they expected the midfielder to stay in
Lisbon.
Silva, who helped Portugal win Euro 2016, only signed a new
deal at Sporting in February, which included a release clause
of £38.5m.
The release clause was the sticking point in negotiations with
Leicester reluctant to meet it, but Sporting have refused to
budge and the Premier Leauge side have now been forced
to pay the fee to land the midfielder.