Leicester City to use own player + €20m to convince club for January signing

Leicester City have ‘stepped in’ to sign Fenerbahçe’s Attila Szalai in the winter market.

That’s according to Fanatik, who say the Foxes could use Çağlar Söyüncü as part of the deal to convince the Turkish club to sanction Szalai’s sale.

Jorge Jesus wants a new centre-back in January, but his side must be wary of the possibility of losing Szalai after Leicester showed interest in him.

Over at the King Power Stadium, the report explains that Brendan Rodgers has also asked for reinforcements in the heart of defence for the second half of this season and the 24-year-old is the first name on the Foxes’ target list.

Leicester have a €20m budget for the Hungary international and are expected to arrive at the negotiating table in a short time to try to close his signing. The report says they want him and will try different ways to get approval from the Süper Lig side for the transfer.

The Premier League club could offer €20m plus Söyüncü on loan until the end of this season in exchange for Szalai, and this may be the formula to convince Fenerbahçe to say ‘yes’ to the sale of the Hungarian.