Micky Adams made his first signing of the summer tonight by announcing the Foxes had signed Steve Howey from Manchester City.

The official site says that Howey arrived at the Walkers Stadium today (Thursday) to agree personal terms after the Foxes had agreed an undisclosed fee for the 31-year-old. The central defender has signed a one-year contract which is subject to a medical.

City boss Micky Adams said:

"We are delighted to be getting Steve on board.

"He is a former international defender with proven Premiership experience and will be a good addition to the squad."

Howey has apparently been out of favour with Man City boss Kevin Keegan since taking a share of the blame for City's heavy defeat against Arsenal.

The Man City website says,

"The Sunderland born defender fell out of favour with boss Kevin Keegan in March when he was named on the bench but refused to travel with the squad to London for the Chelsea match.

"Ironically it was the City chief, when boss at Newcastle, who turned the player from a striker into a central defender. He subsequently went on to make over two hundred League and Cup appearances for the Magpies winning international honours for England."

Howey was bought by Joe Royle in 2000/1 for £2m. He made 103 appearances for Man City, acting as stand in skipper on several occasions and scoring eleven goals in his three seasons.

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