Stephy Mavididi has signed a five-year deal with Leicester City, with the Championship club confirming the move.

Leicester City have confirmed the signing of Stephy Mavididi on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee, with the forward leaving Montpellier after four seasons in Ligue 1.

“I’m honestly happy and delighted to be here,” Mavididi said. “Speaking to the Manager and some of the staff here, it was a no-brainer for me.

“It was one that was in the pipeline for a while, and myself and my family are just happy that it is over the line now.

“Obviously the size and history of the Club speaks for itself. The training ground, the stadium. Personally, I wanted to come back to England, I felt like it was time to come home and continue my football here.”

The fee for the transfer is believed to be around £6.9m, and Mavididi held his medical tests over the weekend.

The 25-year-old spent more than seven years with Arsenal as a youth player, before leaving for Juventus in 2018.

After a couple of seasons playing for Juventus’ second team and one debut appearance in Serie A, the striker moved on to Ligue 1, playing for Dijon and then Montpellier.

There have long been rumours of a return to England. Last summer, L’Equipe reported that Mavididi had asked to leave Montpellier, and he was hoping to return to the Premier League.

At the time, the likes of West Ham United, Brighton and Hove Albion, Southampton, and Everton all reportedly made contact over a potential move.

Unfortunately, the forward then picked up an injured in early August, and he didn’t return to action until after the transfer window closed.

As well as centre-forward, Mavididi is capable of playing on both wings, and he was most often used on the left with Montpellier.

With Leicester City dropping down to the Championship for now, they could be the perfect club to get Mavididi a consistent run of games and an eventual return to the Premier League.