Leicester City are keeping tabs on Empoli’s Kristjan Asllani, according to Calciomercato.it.
Brendan Rodgers’ side are ‘grappling with the need’ to bring in a new midfielder, that could ‘soon become urgent’, to replace Youri Tielemans.
The Belgium international’s contract runs until 2023 and he’s refused to sign a new deal at Leicester City, looking for a move away from the King Power Stadium.
This has seen the Foxes look at the market for a player in the middle of the pitch. They have been ‘very attentive’ to young players in Italy, and this includes Asllani.
He featured 34 times in the recently concluded season, managing a goal and four assists in the process.
Asllani operated mainly as a defensive midfielder but has been used in the middle and as an attacking midfielder. His manager, Aurelio Andreazzoli, has backed him to have a successful career in the future.
“He is a young boy, he has just finished drinking milk. We have to leave him alone, but he has all the advantages to become an important player,” Andreazzoli said.
Tielemans could leave Leicester, and therefore the English club are monitoring Asllani. The latter’s ‘price is affordable’, around €10-12m.
The Foxes are not alone as Inter Milan are also interested in the Albanian, and seem to be ahead of others in the transfer chase.
