Leicester complete Benkovic signing from Zagreb


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Croatia Cup Final - GNK Dinamo vs HNK Hajduk - HNK Cibalia Stadium, Vinkovci, Croatia - May 23, 2018. Dinamo Zagreb's Filip Benkovic. Picture taken May 23, 2018. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic

(Reuters) - Leicester City have signed Croatian defender Filip Benkovic from Dinamo Zagreb on a five-year deal, the Premier League club said on Thursday.

Leicester did not disclose the transfer fee but British media reports said the 21-year-old cost about 13 million pounds.

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