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Leicester City’s Ahmed Musa looks set for a loan move back to Russia before the end of the January transfer window.

Negotiations with his former club CSKA Moscow, who sold Musa to City for £16million in the summer of 2016, are reported to be on-going and a deal is expected be sorted before the window closes next week.

The talks were confirmed by 25-year-old Musa’s agent Tony Harris, who said: “'Negotiations with Leicester continue and go in a positive light. Most likely, Ahmed will go on loan to CSKA in this transfer window. The chances for this are very high.''

Musa’s likely return to Russia was also confirmed by his international boss Gernot Rohr, the Nigerian national team coach, who was asked about the future of the City striker.

“We are in the transfer window now and I believe he will change team,” the Super Eagles coach told NAN in Abuja.

Rohr would not confirm the club he was likely to go to but said Musa was going to Russia, where Nigeria will be playing in the World Cup this summer.

“Musa is going back to Russia and it is very good news that he will be playing there.

“Musa playing in Russia is a positive development so that we will have the sympathy of Russian fans

“This can be a good reason to get support from Russian fans because the people there like Musa.

“Also, Musa knows the people there because he is familiar with them, he knows the weather condition too."

Musa played for CSKA from 2012-2016, and was scored 54 goals in 168 matches.

Musa has only made one first-team start this season when he scored in the Carabao Cup victory over Sheffield United. His only Premier League involvement was on the bench as an unused substitute for the game at Liverpool on December 30.

He has a contract with City until June 30, 2020.