Town have agreed an £11.5 million plus add-ons fee with Leicester City for Irish international winger Kasey McAteer.

Yesterday it emerged that the Blues were targeting the 23-year-old with the clubs quickly tying up a deal.

According to The Athletic, a medical has already taken place and a four-year contract also agreed. An announcement appears likely today and McAteer available for the trip to Preston.

The Blues have been looking for a right-sided attacker to replace Omari Hutchinson, who left to join Nottingham Forest for £37.5 million last weekend.

Northampton-born McAteer joined Leicester aged eight and made his first senior appearance in the Premier League in a 4-0 victory over Newcastle in December 2021.

Having had spells on loan with Forest Green Rovers, with whom he won the 2021/22 League Two title, and AFC Wimbledon, the right-sided forward has gone on to make a total of 27 starts and 29 sub appearances for the Foxes, scoring eight goals, including his side’s second in the 2-0 win against the Blues at the King Power Stadium in May. He was a member of the squad which pipped Town to the 2023/24 Championship title.

McAteer has won six full Republic of Ireland caps, scoring one international goal. He will become the fifth senior Ireland international in the squad alongside skipper Dara O'Shea, Chieo Ogbene, Sammie Szmodics and Jack Taylor.

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dawoolah added 10:41 - Aug 22 Can’t believe some of the comments on here. Call yourselves SUPPORTERS?!? This lad is quality and has scored goals at the highest level. Welcome and support him.
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BlueMoon added 10:46 - Aug 22 So before getting to worked up it's basically a swap for Broadhead (give it take a couple of mill). That's not so bad although seems a lot of money for a player who, in an ideal world, we could be signing up ourselves for a few million way earlier in his progression rather than buying from a rival. Lets hope he proves us wrong.
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BeachBlue added 10:48 - Aug 22 I honestly despair at the negativity around my beloved ITFC right now. It's reminiscent of the Bobby Ferguson era. Yes I am that old.
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IpswichToon added 10:52 - Aug 22 There's a lot of people in here with very short memories. Do you not remember how good this player has been against us the last couple of seasons? Yet we have those who are unable to spell "buy" throwing their toys out of the pram. He's a good player. I welcome the addition!
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Dutchman1 added 10:56 - Aug 22 Give the kid a chance. Welcome along Kasey.
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Murphys_Law added 11:03 - Aug 22 Jeez, so negative! Welcome to our club, go tear it up is more appropriate!
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Trimleytractor added 11:08 - Aug 22 All this sickening negativity from our football experts is alarming. Of course you know more than McKenna, of course you do. I mean for ffs - Messi isn't available. Get over yourselves and give any new signings half a chance before instantly dismissing them.
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blueboy1981 added 11:11 - Aug 22 Have McK/MA lost it completely now ? - or will this prove to be a Masterstroke ? All will be revealed with time - May soon comes around !!
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blueboy1981 added 11:18 - Aug 22 This proves once again that the mindset of some, thankfully not all of ITFC Supporters, is that (although virtually unheard of) any player signed by the Club is World Class …. ??
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AJW1971 added 11:18 - Aug 22 I’m Luke warm on the signing, but he is now a super blue, so welcome to the club kasey
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blues1 added 11:20 - Aug 22 Why does anyone listen to the fans of a club we're signing a player from? Just like this forum, there's will have fans who just spout negativity, especially when a player leaves. They're not gonna praise him are they, hes leaving their club. Just as many slagged off omari, saying hes not good enough. Just wait andzsee, give the lad a chance to settle in and let's see how he goes shall we?

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ArnieM added 11:28 - Aug 22 Once again Ashton has had his pants yanked down with this fee. Absolutely ridiculous. And smacks of a panic buy to me.
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virginblue added 12:39 - Aug 22 The moaners morning that we are short of numbers and then moaning that they don’t like the signing. Couldn’t write it. Damned if we do, damned it we don’t. Last time I looked the definition of support didn’t stretch to “complain about everything.” If you can’t support the team then feck off elsewhere
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LimerickTractorBoy added 14:07 - Aug 22 Your last comment is spot on Blues 1
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baxterbasics added 14:12 - Aug 22 Lot of people here seem to think they know better than Kieran McKenna! Fingers crossed this one works out. There's always Burns coming back in a few months if not.
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