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Confirmed
Confirmed
Leicester City have today (Friday) completed the signing of Chelsea defender Jeffrey Bruma on loan until the end of the season, subject to Football League approval.
The 19-year-old Dutchman was at the Club's Belvoir Drive training ground this morning to complete the formalities of the deal and take part in his first training session, ahead of Saturday's npower Championship trip to Derby County.
The highly-rated central defender, who has been capped by the Netherlands at under-19, under-21 and full international level, excelled in Chelsea's youth ranks after joining the Blues as a 15-year-old and made his first team debut aged just 17.
Having recently signed a new long-term contract, he arrives at the Walkers Stadium to begin the first loan spell of his young career, looking to add to the 10 first team appearances he has already made for the Premier League champions.
Bruma told Foxes Player: "Playing first team football was exactly the reason for me coming here so I'm hoping to get more game time, more experience and to become a better player.
"I spoke to Mr Eriksson about coming to Leicester, he had a lot of confidence in me and that played a big part in my decision to come here.
"Everything here looks very positive - I had my first training session this morning with a quality group of players, so I'm looking forward to being involved tomorrow and seeing how the team does."
Bruma has been issued with the No.12 shirt and is expected to be part of the squad that travels to Pride Park on Saturday evening.