Leicester sign Oliver Skipp from Spurs

Leicester City have signed midfielder Oliver Skipp from Tottenham Hotspur on a five-year contract.

Financial details were not disclosed by either club, but British media reported the deal was worth in excess of £20 million.

The 23-year-old Skipp made 106 appearances for Spurs. He has represented England at various youth levels.

"I'm really excited to sign... I'm sure that we've got a squad capable of challenging in every game," Skipp said in a statement. "I'm really excited to see what this group can achieve."

Leicester start their Premier League campaign at home to Spurs later today (8pm).

Meanwhile, Sandro Tonali (above) could return from his worldwide ban at Nottingham Forest after the date for Newcastle's Carabao Cup second-round tie at the City Ground was confirmed.

The Magpies will head to Nottingham on Wednesday, 28 August.

Italy midfielder Tonali is serving a 10-month suspension after admitting breaching betting rules and has not played for the club he joined in a £55million switch from AC Milan in July last year since October.

Newcastle confirmed last week the 24-year-old would be available once again on 28 August following the expiry of his ban, which was imposed by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) for offences committed during his time in Italy.

Tonali, who scored on his debut in a 5-1 Premier League victory over Aston Villa, has made only 12 appearances for Newcastle and head coach Eddie Howe admitted on Friday he is understandably short of match fitness.

Howe said: "Physically, he’s very fit, he’s in a really good place, but he just hasn’t had the matches and the game sharpness that you can only really get from games."

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