Russian club
CSKA Moscow have rejected an improved offer from Premier League leaders
Leicester City for Nigeria’s Ahmed Musa, BBC Sport understands.
Moscow turned down a new bid of
$26.5m (£18.7) which was an improvement on the original offer of $21.6m
(£15.1m).
The 23-year-old is believed to be
open to a move to Leicester.
The Nigeria captain has also
attracted the attention of other top Premier League teams and has a $32.5m (£22.8m)
buyout clause in his contract.
His current deal with CSKA Moscow
runs until 2019.
Leicester are expected to return with
an improved bid for the player before the transfer window closes on 1 February.
A former VVV Venlo player, Musa has
scored 10 goals in 29 games this season and 11 times in 56 appearances for
Nigeria. Musa, who made his international debut against Madagascar in
September 2010, scored twice in Nigeria’s 3-2 loss to Argentina at the 2014
World Cup in Brazil.
He scored the county’s fastest-ever
goal at a World Cup – netting after four minutes – before becoming their first
player to score twice in one game at the tournament.
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