Aussie star's record-breaking Premier League move

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Socceroos defender Harry Souttar volition reportedly articulation Premier League nine Leicester City aft the nine agreed to a grounds transportation interest for an Australian player.

The World Cup prima volition articulation the 2015-16 champions aft Leicester agreed to a $26 cardinal transportation fee, positive $8.7 cardinal successful add-ons, according to the BBC.

The 24-year-old's determination from Stoke eclipses the erstwhile highest transportation interest for an Australian, erstwhile Huddersfield paid a reported $17m for Aaron Mooy.

Souttar volition present acquisition a aesculapian astatine the Foxes earlier the woody is finalised.

Born successful Scotland, Souttar has played 13 matches for the Socceroos since making his debut successful 2019, and was 1 of the side's champion players astatine the caller World Cup successful Qatar.

Meanwhile, AP reports Italian planetary Jorginho volition articulation Arsenal from Chelsea for a reported $21 million, a deadline-day determination that gives the Premier League leaders an other enactment successful midfield successful their bid to triumph a archetypal top-flight rubric since 2004.

Arsenal made a precocious determination successful the transportation model to fortify its central-midfield department, with Mohamed Elneny — a backup to first-choice holding midfielder Thomas Partey — ruled retired for a lengthy play due to the fact that of injury.

Jorginho, who helped Italy triumph the European Championship successful 2021, spent much than 4 years astatine Chelsea aft joining from Napoli. He was nary longer a regular subordinate astatine Chelsea nether manager Graham Potter.

Chelsea recouped immoderate wealth having spent astir $318 cardinal connected caller players successful the January transportation window.

Arsenal leads the league by 5 points up of second-place Manchester City and has a crippled successful hand.

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