• Leeds manager Uwe Rösler: ‘It’s exciting. He has a proven goalscoring record’ • New Zealand striker scored 20 goals in 62 appearances for Leicester

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Leeds United have announced the signing of the striker Chris Wood from Leicester City for an undisclosed fee.

The 23-year-old New Zealand international has penned a four-year deal and becomes the club’s fourth summer arrival after goalkeeper Charlie Horton from Cardiff, forward Lee Erwin from Motherwell and defender Sol Bamba from Palermo.

Uwe Rösler, speaking to the club’s official website, said: “I think he’s another important piece in the jigsaw. We were looking for a No9 type – like Chris Wood is.

“He’s physical, strong and experienced in this league. He has potential to develop and has his best years in front of him. It’s exciting. He already has a proven goalscoring record and I think there are many goals to come. We think that he is the right player.”

Wood scored 20 goals in 62 appearances for Leicester after arriving at the club from West Brom in 2013. He spent the second half of last season on loan at Ipswich Town.