‘A few more talks needed’ – Leicester exit’s ‘white smoke’ edging closer, Foxes want to ‘protect themselves’

Having returned from a loan spell at Torino in the summer, Dennis Praet has not managed to enjoy more game time at Leicester City this season.

The Serie A side could come to the midfielder’s rescue if repeated claims coming out of Italy in the past few days are to be believed.

TuttoMercatoWeb on Friday states Torino director Davide Vagnati made a trip to England last week, where he held talks with Leicester. This has helped the Belgium international get closer to Torino, but the deal is nowhere close to being completed.

It’s explained ‘a few more talks will be needed’ between the Italian club and the Foxes to arrive at a ‘white smoke’ for the operation to take shape in January.

Brendan Rodgers’ side want to ‘protect themselves’ and include an obligation to buy if it’s a loan deal, even though Torino would prefer to have an option to buy. If it’s a sale in the winter market, the price tag set by the Premier League side is around €10m.

Over at Tuttosport, relayed by TuttoMercatoWeb, they state Torino have made an €8m bid for Praet, but it has not convinced Leicester.

Torino manager Ivan Jurić is keen to have Praet at his disposal in the winter market, while the player is doing everything to return to his former club. However, Leicester are in no mood to give discounts.