Leicester have completed the £13.5million signing of defender Filip Benkovic from Dinamo Zagreb.
The 21-year-old Croatian youth international has penned a five-year deal with the Foxes after a successful spell in his homeland.
Despite welcoming a defensive addition to their squad, Leicester remain adamant there is no way Harry Maguire will leave for Manchester United before Thursday's 5pm deadline.
Benkovic is looking forward to taking on that challenge, with the decision taken to leave the familiar surrounds of his home-town club and test himself in England.
The 21-year-old told the Foxes’ official website: “The feeling is amazing to come to such a big club. It’s a big honour to wear this jersey [for the] club.
“I will give all my heart to this club, to all the fans, to everybody. Hopefully we’ll have a very good result this season.
“On the pitch, I do my best. I fight for the club and that’s all I can promise to do. The fans will see what I have and fully hope I will do a good job.”
Benkovic has always been a fan of English football and believes he is capable of making a positive impression with Leicester.
“I’ve watched a lot [of Premier League games],” he added.
“This is the league I like the most.
“I like this kind of football and I’ve followed Leicester a lot. I’ve seen so many top games. They’re very good and they have such a good team.
“I have very [big] ambitions and I think the Club have very big ambitions. I think that we can do well together. As a team, we can do some big things.”