Leicester City are closing on a deal for Southampton defender Jannik Vestergaard.

The Daily Mail says Leicester are closing in on the £15million signing of Vestergaard after submitting an initial £13m offer for the Southampton defender.

The Foxes are attempting to sign at least one centre-back before the transfer window closes and have moved again for Vestergaard, who is in the final year of his contract.

Leicester are in the market for defenders due to injuries to Wesley Fofana, who will not play again before 2022 after breaking a leg and damaging knee ligaments, and Jonny Evans, out until at least mid-September with a foot problem.

Vestergaard turned 29 earlier this month but has the Premier League experience Leicester were looking for after losing Fofana and Evans.