Leicester City Signs Ilari Kangasniemi from FC Inter Turku on Five-Year Deal
Leicester City has completed the signing of centre-back Ilari Kangasniemi from Finnish club FC Inter Turku for an undisclosed fee. The 19-year-old player has agreed to a five-year contract, marking him as the Foxes’ tenth signing of the summer transfer window.
This move comes as Leicester City aims to bolster their squad following a challenging start to their League One campaign, where they managed to secure just one point from their first two matches and faced an early exit from the Carabao Cup at the hands of Ipswich Town.
Kangasniemi, who previously spent time in the youth academy of Inter Milan, did not make an appearance for the senior team of the Serie A club before returning to Finland last August.
Reflecting on the move, Kangasniemi shared with the club website, “I learned a lot [playing in Italy]. This league is much harder than the Finnish league, but I have a couple of European games under my belt, so I think that will be good preparation.”
Leicester City have signed centre-back Ilari Kangasniemi from Finnish club FC Inter Turku for an undisclosed fee on a five-year contract.
The 19-year-old becomes the Foxes’ 10th summer signing, with the club having taken just one point from a possible six at the beginning of their League One campaign and having been knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Ipswich Town on Tuesday.
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Kangasniemi spent time in the Inter Milan youth academy but did not make a senior appearance for the Serie A club before returning to his home country last August.
He told the club website: “I learned a lot [playing in Italy]. This league is much harder than the Finnish league, but I have a couple of European games under my belt, so I think that will be good preparation.”
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