Skip to main content

Dragovic joins Leicester on loan from Leverkusen

Leicester City have added Aleksandar Dragovic to their defensive stocks after signing the Austria international on a season-long loan from Bayer Leverkusen.

The defender – previously linked with Manchester United – will join his new Premier League team-mates at King Power Stadium following the international break, with the Foxes announcing the deal late on transfer deadline day.

The 26-year-old, who has 54 international caps, also played in Leverkusen's season-opening 3-1 loss at defending champions Bayern Munich – where he was a second-half substitute.

Dragovic will now vie with fellow transfer-window recruit Harry Maguire, Wes Morgan, Robert Huth and Yohan Benalouane for a spot in Craig Shakespeare's starting XI.