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Youri Tielemans is on his way to Leicester City as his permanent switch to the King Power Stadium draws closer.

A deal between AS Monaco and City is close to being completed and Tielemans is flying into Birmingham so he can start pre-season training on Monday when they fly to Evian in France.

The terms of the deal have not been confirmed but it is believed it will be a club record fee of around £40 million, while Leicestershire Live understands Adrien Silva is not involved in the deal to head in the other direction.

City have been trying to land Tielemans on a permanent deal since the end of last season, after he impressed on loan.

His performances had alerted other clubs but despite interest from Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Bayern Munich and even Barcelona, City's proposal remained the best on offer and while Monaco were holding out for other approaches it appears the deal is now close with sources saying Tielemans has been give assurances it will all be done for him to start training with City.

Tielemans also expressed his desire to return to City after enjoying his loan stint last season.

Brendan Rodgers and his squad fly to France on Sunday for a week-long training camp and Tielemans will be joined by the other City players who were on senior international duty at the end of the season, including Harry Maguire.