Leicester City swoop for free agent as transfer statement made

Leicester City have swooped for a free agent transfer.

The Foxes have signed goalkeeper Dai Cornell on a one-year deal.

“I'm delighted to sign and excited to be here,” he said.

“It’s a fantastic football club with a fantastic manager. I’m looking forward to getting started and helping in any way I can.

“Hopefully, together, as players, staff and fans, we can achieve what we want to achieve this season.”

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Cornell was a free agent after leaving Preston North End earlier this summer, following four years at Deepdale.

The 35-year-old is the third goalkeeper signing made by City boss Russell Martin, following the arrivals of Alex McCarthy and Franco Ravizzoli.

Martin has made another move in the transfer market in the wake of Jakub Stolarczyk suffering a serious knee injury that will rule him out for the rest of the season.

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