By Daily Sports on August 6, 2018
Leicester City have signed Algeria winger Rachid Ghezzal from Monaco for a
reported £10m fee.
The 26-year-old has joined the Foxes on a four-year contract following the sale of compatriot Riyad Mahrez to Manchester City earlier this summer.
Ghezzal began his career at Lyon before moving to fellow Ligue 1 side Monaco at the start of last season.
He made 33 appearances in 2017-18, including four in the Champions League, and scored two goals.
Ghezzal is Leicester manager Claude Puel's fifth signing of the summer after the arrivals of goalkeeper Danny Ward, defenders Ricardo Pereira and Jonny Evans, and midfielder James Maddison.
"I'm very excited and very happy to be here," said Ghezzal. "I know the coach from Lyon and this is where I want to be.
"It is a good club and an ambitious one too. Leicester City has many great players and I hope we will have a great season."
Puel said: "He is an exciting addition to our group who will bring creativity and competition.
"I know his qualities from my time at Lyon, where he was in the academy, and I look forward to seeing him test himself in the Premier League." (BBC)
•Photo shows Ghezzal
Source Daily Sports
Posted August 6, 2018
You may also like...
Arsenal Eye First Win Against Norwich
Liverpool Handed Salah Boost
Moyes Targets First Win At Former Club Everton...
Victor Moses, Iwobi, Anichebe start in Premier League...
Mourinho Red-Carded After Storming Onto Pitch In Bad-Tempered...
Alonso facing prison for tax fraud
Cricket: NCF sets date for 2026 Women’s T20i
Unbeaten Oshoba keen to extend dominant UK run
Family supports Joshua’s return despite fears — Uncle
Tennis triggers buzz at 2nd Niger Delta Games
Gala fans to honour Osimhen’s late mother
Eagles to play Iran, Jordan in four-nation tourney
First Falcons call-up thrills Erhabor
Ekezie junior claims Defensive MVP award at All-Star camp
Niger-Delta Games: Sports, instrument of unity, empowerment — Tinubu
Draws hold as Niger Delta Games begin Friday
NFF to review Chelle’s $130k request, other demands
Usman to retire after becoming two-division champ
Most Read
Rangers International going, going . . . (63,576 views)
Amaju Pinnick: A cat with nine lives (54,884 views)
Second Term: Amaju Pinnick, Other NFF Heavyweights Home to Roost •How Pinnick Broke the Jinx (52,792 views)
Current issues in Nigerian sports: Matters arising (52,428 views)
Sports Development: Zenith Bank on the zenith (52,340 views)
Missing $150,000 IAAF Grant: Solomon Dalung’s Hide and Seek game (52,259 views)
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje’s solid footprints, commitment to sports development in Kano State (52,131 views)
NFF Presidency: Pinnick, Maigari, Ogunjobi, Okoye in Battle for Supremacy (51,678 views)
Olopade, BET9A wave of revolution in NNL (50,848 views)
Commonwealth Games 2018: Shame of Muhammadu Buhari, Solomon Dalung (49,377 views)
Ibrahimovic’s Man U exit: Whose decision is it? And in whose interest? (47,765 views)
John Mikel Obi: Segun Odegbami’s Outrageous Call! (47,233 views)