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Ricardo Pereira Agrees to 5-Year Leicester City Contract After Porto Transfer

Leicester City confirmed on Saturday they have agreed a fee with Porto for defender Ricardo Pereira, who will sign a five-year deal.

Leicester City

ud83dudcdd #lcfc have agreed terms with FC Porto for the transfer of defender @ricbpereira: https://t.co/P1cHxjd5rp https://t.co/o8qgFXSmVT

The 24-year-old has flown to England "to finalise personal terms on a five-year contract and complete a medical," the club confirmed on theirwebsite.

The defender is part of Portugal's FIFA 2018 World Cup squad, and his transfer should be completed on June 9 after international clearance has been received.

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.