Despite signing Jannik Vestergaard from Southampton to help with the prolonged absence of Wesley Fofana, Brendan Rodgers wants to further bolster his defence.
Clearly wanting to avoid yet another late collapse this season in their hunt for Champions League football, the Leicester City manager has asked for defensive reinforcements, with Takehiro Tomiyasu, capable of playing both at right-back and centre-back, the latest on the list.
Linked with Tottenham for a long time, the Japanese player is now high up on the Foxes’ list, as Corriere dello Sport make it clear their interest ‘is there’.
Not only that, but Bologna, who want a sale to be able to bring in Arthur Theate, ‘have mandated both his agent and an intermediary to negotiate with the English club’.
Despite this, it’s explained ‘the operation remains complicated’ due to the demands of the Serie A side, and that’s why there’s also a chance Tomiyasu stays.
In that case, it would be Riccardo Orsolini who could end up leaving, with both Torino and Fiorentina interested in the player.
It appears that it’s all down to how much money Leicester are willing to put on the table for Tomiyasu.
