FOXES TO SPLURGE ON SPORTING DUO

LEICESTER: The Portugal midfielder Adrien Silva has indicated he is close to joining Leicester City from Sporting Lisbon, although his club have insisted he is not for sale. With Claudio Ranieri pushing to sign another Sporting player, the striker Islam Slimani, the Premier League champions could end up paying around £50m for the pair. Silva is valued at £21m. He started every match for Portugal in the triumphant Euro 2016 campaign.