Sunday 17 January 2016 09:53, UK
Leicester City are hopeful of signing Ghana international Daniel Amartey next week, according to Sky sources.
FC Copenhagen confirmed on Thursday they were in negotiations with the Premier League club over the defender, with media reports suggesting Leicester have offered around £6m for the 21-year-old.
"There are rumours today in the market that FC Copenhagen is planning to sell the football player Daniel Amartey to English club Leicester City," FC Copenhagen said in a statement on Thursday.
"FC Copenhagen can confirm that it has received an offer for Daniel Amartey from Leicester City. Negotiations between the parties are ongoing."
Born in Ghana, Amartey was scouted by current Estonia national team coach Magnus Pehrsson, who signed him for Swedish club Djurgarden in 2013.
After a successful spell with Djurgarden, Amartey joined FC Copenhagen in July 2014.
He was also part of the Ghana squad that were runners-up at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, losing the final to Ivory Coast after a penalty shoot-out.
