Leicester's Ndidi close to sealing Besiktas move

Wilfred Ndidi joined Leicester from Belgian side Genk in January 2017

Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has undergone a medical ahead of moving to Besiktas in a reported £8m deal.

The 28-year-old Nigerian was in Istanbul on Thursday and his transfer is expected to be confirmed in the next 24 hours.

He has been with the Foxes since January 2017 and won the FA Cup, Community Shield and gained promotion to the Premier League in 2023-24 before the club suffered a second relegation in three years last season.

Following his medical, Besiktas released an interview with Ndidi, wearing the club's shirt, on X in which the midfielder expressed his excitement in joining the Turkish side.

"It's really amazing. Joining Besiktas is a really great feeling," he said.

"It feels really great, very warm, very welcoming. Before I put it [the shirt] on, I kissed the badge which is very important, it shows [my] love."

On Thursday, Besiktas beat Irish club St Patrick's Athletic 4-1 in the first leg of the Europa Conference League third qualifying round tie.

England international Tammy Abraham scored a first-half hat-trick after former West Ham midfielder Joao Mario had opened the scoring.