David Nugent set to join Middlesbrough from Leicester
Thursday 13 August 2015 19:52, UK
Leicester have accepted a bid of around £4m from Middlesbrough for striker David Nugent, according to Sky sources.
Nugent travelled to the North East on Thursday afternoon to undergo a medical with the Championship side.
The 30-year-old, who moved to Leicester four years ago, played 32 games last season, but did not feature in Saturday’s 4-2 victory over Sunderland.
Nugent came to prominence at Preston before he made a £6m switch to Portsmouth in 2007 before making two loan moves to Burnley.
Boro lost last season’s play-off final to Norwich at Wembley and have been adding to their squad in a bid to gain promotion this time around.
Midfielder Stewart Downing has returned to the club after spells with Liverpool and West Ham.
Alex Baptiste has also been signed from Championship counterparts Bolton, while fellow defender Tomas Kalas has arrived on loan from Chelsea.
