Leicester City are reportedly closing in on signing Finnish centre-back Ilari Kangasniemi.The Foxes have agreed a £2million deal to sign Kangasniemi from Finnish outfit Inter Turku, which will be a new transfer record in the Veikkausliiga.Leicester are set to sign Kangasniemi (right) in a Finnish top-flight record dealShutterstockAccording to local outlet Yle Urheilu, the 19-year-old defender will arrive in England and undergo a medical imminently.He is expected to complete his move to Leicester this week.Kangasniemi joined Inter Turku last summer after previously playing for Inter Milan‘s youth team for a year from 2024.The Finland U21 international played 28 times for Inter Milan’s U18s before heading back to his home country. He has featured 32 times in all competitions for Inter Turku since his move, with six appearances coming in qualifying for the Europa Conference League this summer.New transfer recordShould Kangasniemi join Leicester as expected, he would become the most expensive ever transfer in the Finnish top flight.The current record is long-standing, with EFL cult hero and Norwich legend Teemu Pukki holding it for 15 years. Pukki’s £1.5m move to German side Schalke from HJK Helsinki in 2011 is the largest ever deal in the Veikkausliiga.But the Foxes are now set to topple the former Premier League striker with the signing of Kangasniemi.He will become Russell Martin‘s tenth signing of the summer so far, amid a major squad turnover for the club.Ex-Norwich star Pukki is going to be toppled as the most expensive Veikkausliiga playerGettyLeicester’s latest moveLeicester are bringing in Kangasniemi amid a nightmare start to their League One season following back-to-back relegations.They drew with Notts County in their opener before losing 2-1 at home to Burton Albion in their second game on Saturday.That has led to some backlash already coming manager Martin’s way – but he’s going to add another new face to his squad. Speaking in recent days, Martin hinted that he wanted to sign a new defender, as well as multiple other players.He said: “I think we’ll probably – without giving really specific positions – I still think we’ll end up with three or four players coming in the building before the end of the window.“I think we have to strengthen in certain areas that we don’t feel as strong as others. So nothing’s really changed.”Leicester boss Martin wants to sign multiple new players before the deadlineGettyThe Foxes take on Ipswich on Tuesday night in the Carabao Cup, with a clash against MK Dons coming up in League One on Saturday.And Kangasniemi could well be involved should his record transfer get over the line in time this week.