Having signed Patson Daka this summer from RB Salzburg for £27m, as well as already owning Jamie Vardy and Kelechi Iheanacho, it remains to be seen whether or not Leicester City need a new striker.
Despite that, they are still being linked with one, as Gianluca Lapadula is up for grabs, according to Corriere di Verona.
This comes as part of an article claiming Hellas Verona are interested in signing the Benevento striker, who has just returned from a good Copa America with Peru, during which he scored four goals and picked up one assist in seven appearances.
The problem for the Serie A side is Lapadula’s salary, said to be of €1.7m/year after tax, meaning it’s ‘very difficult’ for a deal to ‘take shape’.
Not only that, but Verona are faced with some competition, as Corriere explain he is also being followed by Udinese and Leicester City.
Why or for how much isn’t said, but we’d take it with a pinch of salt for now, because unless Brendan Rodgers does really want four strikers (five if you include Ayoze Pérez), it doesn’t really make sense.
Add to that the fact he’s 31 years of age, and it all seems so far removed from what the Leicester manager is trying to do at King Power Stadium.
