AFP, LONDON: Portugal midfielder Adrien Silva says he tried to remain positive during a long saga which came to a happy end on Monday as he completed his move to Premier League side Leicester City.

The 28-year-old -- capped 20 times and a member of the Portugal side that won Euro 2016 -- has had to wait four months to complete the £22 million ($29.7 million) transfer from Sporting Lisbon.

The France-born midfielder has been in a state of limbo since his original transfer was not accepted because the paperwork was 14 seconds past the deadline in August -- an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) failed.