Leeds United closing in on Leicester City striker Chris Wood
Yorkshire Post 29/6/15 LEEDS UNITED are understood to be closing in on the signing of Leicester City forward Chris Wood. Leeds saw a seven-figure bid, believed to be over £2m with add-ons, agreed by the Foxes late last week and have been battling it out with Wolves to sign the 23-year-old. After seeing an initial offer rebuffed by Leicester, Wanderers come back in with a second bid, which was accepted by the East Midlands outfit. Wood is considering his options with Leeds understood to be winning the race to sign him. Wood’s days at Leicester are numbered with Foxes keen to recoup a seven-figure fee of £2.5m for his services - having just spent £7m on Japanese striker Shinji Okazaki, who has arrived at the club from Bundesliga side Mainz. The likes of Leonardo Ulloa and Jamie Vardy are also in front of Wood in the queue for a starting spot. Wood scored on the opening day of last season for Leicester in a 2-2 Premier League draw with Everton. But that was his only strike in the ...