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Leicester City’s first signing this summer is expected to be a right-back as they edge closer to a deal for Luton Town’s James Justin, although they have also been assessing Chelsea’s Reece James, LeicestershireLive understands.

City are looking to bring in a young right-back to challenge player of the year Ricardo Pereira for his place in City’s back four and have identified Justin and James have been the preferred candidates.

However, City have had to assess which deal will be the most cost effective, especially as the player they will eventually bring in will be unlikely to feature regularly initially unless Pereira is injured or suffers a drop in his impressive form from last season.

Twenty one year-old Justin has had an impressive time at Luton where he played a crucial role in their League One title success last season, and was named the club’s young player of the year and was named in the division’s team of the season.

Justin is under contract until 2021 but City have been in talks with Luton over a deal, with a fee of around £7.5 million reported.

Sources say a deal could be close on Justin but City have also been looking at 19-year-old Reece James, who played 45 times last season on loan at Wigan Athletic.

It seems a deal for James, who has represented England at under-18, under-19 and under-20 level, helping the under-19s win the European Championships, could be more complex and more expensive than the Justin deal, but City have been considering him.

Both Justin and James were featured in a leaked recruitment document at Celtic detailing the club’s transfer policy in April, when City’s new head of recruitment Lee Congerton was working for the Hoops. He has since joined Rodgers at City.