Maybury signs for his old boss and becomes a fox

ALAN Maybury has become the first Irish international to switch clubs during the January transfer window by completing a move from SPL side Hearts to Leicester City.

Maybury is being joined by his Hearts colleague Mark De Vries where they will be linking up again with former boss Craig Levein.

Levein said, “I’ve worked with Alan and Mark at Hearts and I’m confident they’ll bring a lift to everyone connected with Leicester. Both players will be key additions to our squad.”

The double move is reported to have involved a fee of around £100,000 for the players who would have been out of contract at the end of the season. Levein, whose foxes lie fifteenth in the league is expected to make another few signings also.

26 year old Maybury, who has nine caps and is a regular in Brian Kerr’s squads, said: “We’re not a short-term fix. The boss is trying to build something here as he did at Hearts and it’s going to be good to be part of it.”