Leicester City are closing in on the signing of James McArthur from Wigan Athletic, according to the Express.
The East Midlands club had their initial bid of £5m rejected by the Latics earlier this week, but now appear to have got their man after increasing their offer to around £6.5m.
The 26 year old moved to the DW Stadium from Hamilton Academical for £500k in the summer of 2010, going on to make one hundred and fifty-one appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring eleven goals.
Internationally, the midfielder has been capped fifteen times for Scotland, and scored his one and only goal for his country in a 3-0 win over Northern Ireland in 2011.
With both Danny Drinkwater and Matty James nursing injuries, Foxes manager Nigel Pearson will be eager to have the deal finalised in time for him to feature in Sunday afternoon’s home fixture against Arsenal.
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