Blues winger Wes Burns is close to joining League One Leicester City.

Burns was absent from the Town squad which beat Le Havre 1-0 in a friendly at Portman Road last night and, as per the Daily Telegraph TWTD understands Burns is expected to undergo a medical with the Foxes today.

The move comes as something of a surprise with the Wales international, a key man in the three promotions under Kieran McKenna, signed a new one-year deal a month ago today.

If the deal is completed, Burns will become the second legendary figure from the McKenna era to move to the King Power Stadium, Conor Chaplin having made the switch earlier in the summer.

Burns, 31, was the first signing of the Gamechanger era when he came in from Fleetwood in the summer of 2021.

The one-time Bristol City trainee went on to make 132 starts and 32 sub appearances for the Blues, scoring 30 goals, among them some of the most memorable of the last few years.

Meanwhile, striker George Hirst continues to be linked with Stoke City, who are reportedly willing to pay up to £10 million for the Scotland international, who is also understood to be interesting Preston North End.

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