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Leicester City look to have finally landed the left-back they have been chasing with Plymouth's Peter Gilbert set to sign in the next 48 hours.
The 21-year-old arrives for an as-yet undisclosed fee and is set to go straight into the reckoning for Sunday's friendly clash at Boston United.
City manager Craig Levein said: "We have been looking for a new left-back for some time now, since Jordan Stewart left, and we are still actively seeking a striker as well."
Gilbert is Wearside-born but a Welsh Under-21 cap thanks to having a grandmother from Wales.
He played in both clashes against City last season and had been earmarked by Levein weeks ago as a potential recruit for the new season.
But the negotiations took far longer than he expected, denying City the chance to take the defender on last week's tour to Norway.
Now Levein must be relieved to have landed him with four build-up matches still to go, enough time to bed him into the formation and into the City camp in general.
Gilbert started his career as a trainee at Birmingham City but moved to Plymouth in the summer of 2003.
He has since made 78 league appearances for the club and is currently in Sweden with Argyle and played in a 9-0 win over Betsele yesterday.
Levein will now set his sights on a new striker to add to the competition for places.
And there is a possibility that he might be forced to go down the on-loan route if he can not secure a permanent deal.
But Levein is determined to add to the squad before the big kick-off and increase the competition for places throughout the side.
At the moment, City have got David Connolly, Dion Dublin and Mark de Vries vying for the striking roles with Lee Morris hoping to recover from his series of injury problems to be added to that list.
But the City manager feels that is not enough cover to carry into the gruelling Championship season.
The preparations step up a gear again next week because, following the friendly at Boston on Sunday, City taken on Inter Milan at the Walkers Stadium the following day.
Leicester City look to have finally landed the left-back they have been chasing with Plymouth's Peter Gilbert set to sign in the next 48 hours.
The 21-year-old arrives for an as-yet undisclosed fee and is set to go straight into the reckoning for Sunday's friendly clash at Boston United.
City manager Craig Levein said: "We have been looking for a new left-back for some time now, since Jordan Stewart left, and we are still actively seeking a striker as well."
Gilbert is Wearside-born but a Welsh Under-21 cap thanks to having a grandmother from Wales.
He played in both clashes against City last season and had been earmarked by Levein weeks ago as a potential recruit for the new season.
But the negotiations took far longer than he expected, denying City the chance to take the defender on last week's tour to Norway.
Now Levein must be relieved to have landed him with four build-up matches still to go, enough time to bed him into the formation and into the City camp in general.
Gilbert started his career as a trainee at Birmingham City but moved to Plymouth in the summer of 2003.
He has since made 78 league appearances for the club and is currently in Sweden with Argyle and played in a 9-0 win over Betsele yesterday.
Levein will now set his sights on a new striker to add to the competition for places.
And there is a possibility that he might be forced to go down the on-loan route if he can not secure a permanent deal.
But Levein is determined to add to the squad before the big kick-off and increase the competition for places throughout the side.
At the moment, City have got David Connolly, Dion Dublin and Mark de Vries vying for the striking roles with Lee Morris hoping to recover from his series of injury problems to be added to that list.
But the City manager feels that is not enough cover to carry into the gruelling Championship season.
The preparations step up a gear again next week because, following the friendly at Boston on Sunday, City taken on Inter Milan at the Walkers Stadium the following day.
