During the January transfer window the Daily Mail linked Leicester City with Daniel Opare of Augsburg. It was claimed the Foxes had made contact over a potential transfer, which priced the fullback at £3m.
Other clubs were also linked with the Augsburg player but nothing came of it and he remains with the German side.
The only option for a move now, and for Augsburg to stop a free transfer if their player won’t renew, is a transfer to a league where the window remains open, such as Russia.
The defender can now talk with other clubs and even sign an agreement to arrive in the summer as a free agent.
That gives Leicester City a chance to get their £3m transfer target for absolutely nothing… as long as he doesn’t end up somewhere like Russia before then.
Daniel Opare is 27 years of age, and a right footer whose main position is right back, although he can also play on the left.