Football Soccer - Pazos Ferreira v Sporting - Portuguese Premier League - Mata Real, Pazos Ferreira, Portugal - 23/1/16 Sporting's Islam Slimani celebrates his goal against Pazos Ferreira. REUTERS/Miguel Vidal
(Reuters) - Premier League champions Leicester City paid a club record fee for Sporting Lisbon's Algeria striker Islam Slimani just hours before the transfer window closed on Wednesday.
The player has moved for an initial 30 million euros (£25.4 million) with a further five million in add ons, Sporting said on their website (www.sporting.pt). That eclipses the fee the Midlands club paid for Nigerian forward Ahmed Musa last month.
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