Leicester City have beaten West Ham to complete the signing of  Caen midfielder N’Golo Kante, according to L’equipe. The Foxes  are said to have agreed a £6m fee after Kante passed a medical in Leicester yesterday.

Kante made 37 appearances for the French top-flight side last season, scoring two goals. The signing is expected to be officially announced within the next 48 hours. It will be new manager Claudio Ranieri’s first signing for the club.

Just 4 days ago French media claimed that West Ham had an agreement in principle with Kanté’s representatives about a possible deal. The player was proposed to West Ham by Mark McKay but its is claimed the Hammers saw him as an alternative to Alex Song and the player was not prepared to sweat it out and wait for the outcome of the Song on/off deal at the end of end of the transfer window.