Odsonne Edouard trains at Lennoxtown as Leicester City complete £23m signing of Salzburg Striker

Odsonne Edouard has been pictured training with his Celtic teammates at Lennoxtown under the watchful eye of new manager Ange Postecoglou on day that his dream move to Leicester City to be re-united with former Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers received a major setback.

The Premier League club failed to reach an agreement with Celtic on the transfer fee for the French Under 21 goalscorer and instead turned their attention to RB Salzburg forward Patson Daka. Now Leicester City have confirmed that they have signed Daka, who has scored 61 goals in 87 matches for Salzburg on a five year contract.

📸⚽️ Pre-season training continues under Ange Postecoglou at Lennoxtown ✅#CelticFC 🍀 pic.twitter.com/zJKiIZDmUy

— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) June 30, 2021

The 22-year-old joins Leicester City for a fee of around £23million. Last season Daka was named as the Austrian Bundesliga’s Player of the Season and clearly Rodgers and his team reckon the Zambian international striker was a higher priority that signing Odsonne Edouard from Celtic for around £25m.

It’s time to #WelcomePatson! 🔵📝 pic.twitter.com/1XxLxCFAul

— Leicester City (@LCFC) June 30, 2021

The FA Cup winners have announced the signing on their official website. “Leicester City Football Club can confirm that exciting young striker Patson Daka will join the Club on a five-year-deal from 1 July, subject to Premier League and international clearance.

“The 22-year-old Zambian international will join City from RB Salzburg, where his goals helped the Austrian side to four successive league titles and a total of seven trophies in four seasons. The striker has scored 68 times in 125 appearances for RB Salzburg in all competitions.

“His 27 strikes in only 28 appearances saw him finish as the Austrian Bundesliga’s top scorer last term, as well as being named the league’s Player of the Season.”

Speaking to LCFC TV, Daka said: “I’m so, so excited to join this great, historic Club. It has been my dream and I’m so happy and looking forward to what’s coming next.

“I have followed Leicester from the time they won the league. I feel it is the perfect place for me, because it’s a team that fights for titles.

“I know it’s not going to be easy, but I feel ready to face this new challenge. I will give my best for the Club each and every day, and I look forward to seeing the Leicester City fans inside the stadium soon.”