Leicester can ‘attempt a lunge’ for signing – Player has ‘already given approval’ to move

Late on Friday, RMC Sport stated Chelsea have reached a verbal agreement with Leicester City to sign Wesley Fofana.

A few hours before this report surfaced, we carried a claim from TuttoMercatoWeb, who said Brendan Rodgers has Merih Demiral in mind to replace the Frenchman.

It was also stated Leicester will need a great offer to take the defender from Atalanta. TMW’s claim is backed up by other outlets in Italy.

Quotidiano has a short update on the Turkey international, who is on the Foxes’ radar. It’s said the Premier League side could ‘attempt a lunge’ to sign him if Fofana were to leave the King Power Stadium.

Leicester’s interest in the former Juventus man is also discussed by La Repubblica. They state the 24-year-old is identified as the ‘heir’ to Fofana.

With the Frenchman’s imminent move to Chelsea for in excess of €80m, Rodgers’ side have probed the Atalanta centre-back. Demiral, for his part, has ‘already given his approval’ to make a switch to the Premier League.

It’s now down to Leicester to find an agreement with Atalanta, if they want to carry out the Serie A defender’s signing.