Newcastle pip West Ham to Slimani loan

Leicester has agreed to loan Islam Slimani to Newcastle for the remainder of the season beating West Ham to his signature on transfer deadline day.

West Ham offered a deal which with a loan fee, wages and the agent’s cut exceeded £5m but Newcastle won the race even though they made a much lower bid of £4m including a loan fee of £2m and wages and agent fees topping another £2m.

A West Ham insider said we know the player’s agent well and the player said he wanted to come to us but Leicester decided to do a deal with Newcastle even though we outbid them.