# Ryan Bertrand to join Leicester City on a free transfer

URL: https://technosports.co.in/ryan-bertrand-to-join-leicester-city-on-a-free-transfer/  
Published: 2021-07-02  
Updated: 2021-07-01  
Author: Arsh Das

Leicester City’s search for a left-back has ended, as the Foxes have agreed on a deal with Ryan Bertrand. The player will join the club as a free agent, signing a two-year contract until 2023 with the option for another year.

The transfer has been given the ‘here we go’ signal by renowned transfer insider Fabrizio Romano. The official announcement by Leicester can now be expected in the next few days. Numerous clubs were in the race for the player, but he chose Brendan Rodgers’ team as his next project.

> Ryan Bertrand to Leicester, done deal and here we go! Total agreement reached, signing a contract until June 2023 [one year option included until 2024]. 🔵🦊 [#LCFC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LCFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)  
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> After many approaches/bids, Bertrand will be officially announced as new Leicester player in the next days.
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> — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) [July 1, 2021](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1410547124337532928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Bertrand came through the ranks at the Chelsea academy and spent numerous spells out on loan. The player was loaned out to Norwich, Reading, Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa before he was given a chance in the first team.

Then operating as a winger, Bertrand started for the Blues in their miraculous 2012 Champions League title victory against Bayern Munich. He was then let go of, as Southampton signed him permanently after initially joining on a loan spell.

> As expected, Ryan Bertrand is reportedly set to become the second Leicester City summer signing! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿  
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> The 31-year-old has agreed to a two-year contract with the club after rejecting interest from multiple other suitors   
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> [[@footyinsider247](https://twitter.com/footyinsider247?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)] [pic.twitter.com/nFlzbHMcXl](https://t.co/nFlzbHMcXl)
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> — MadAboutFoxes (@madaboutfoxes) [June 30, 2021](https://twitter.com/madaboutfoxes/status/1410257157044514822?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

At 31, Bertrand can bring a lot of experience to the team, having made over 250 Premier League appearances in total. He will also provide competition to Thomas Justin, who started the majority of the games in the left-back position. The youngster could also learn a lot from a player of his profile, especially given that they will be competing in Europe again.

Leicester also confirmed the signing of Patson Daka from RB Salzburg and are yet to officially announce the signing of Boubakary Soumare.