Hernandez signs for Leicester on a four- year deal

LEICESTER: Defender Luis Hernandez has joined
Leicester City on a free transfer from La Liga side
Sporting Gijon on a four-year contract, the Premier
League champions said on Tuesday. The 27-year-
old, who made almost 140 appearances during his
four-year spell with Gijon, heavily featured for the
Spanish side this season, making 36 starts as the
club narrowly escaped relegation. Hernandez
becomes Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri's
second signing of the close season, following the
capture of German keeper Ron-Robert Zieler from
Hannover, as he hopes to build a squad ready to
defend their league title.