Crystal Palace, Leicester City and Southampton could all need a striker in the summer transfer window and are looking at the same player to bolster their attack.
The player in question is Panathinaikos’ Fotis Ioannidis, who is attracting attention from a host of clubs in Europe.
Corriere dello Sport report on the Greek striker and claim that all of Crystal Palace, Southampton and Leicester City have made initial approaches for the 25-year-old.
Fiorentina are also interested and have tried to sign him multiple times in the past. The forward has always been intrigued by the idea of playing in Serie A, with Bologna and Lazio also having made contact for him previously.
Crystal Palace, Southampton and Leicester City will provide stiff competition, with Ioannidis’ agent having made it clear that a fee of €20m would be needed to sign the Greece international.
Fiorentina have not gone beyond €12m in their valuation and this can prove to be an advantage for the three English clubs.
Ioannidis has now played 185 times for Panathinaikos and has scored 51 times during his five-year-long stint. That makes it clear why multiple clubs are keeping a close eye on him.
