Reports: Shinji Okazaki wants to leave Leicester City

Leicester City striker Shinji Okazaki wants to leave the club, according to Sky Sports News.

The Japan international isn’t too eager to be warming the bench every week, but Leicester are apparently not bothered by that at all as they want to keep hold of him till the summer – reason being the lack of cover for Jamie Vardy.

With a number of Premier League clubs interested in Okazaki – and the player wanting to leave – Leicester might not be able to keep him here for too long.

It doesn’t come across as much of a surprise that even now, there are multiple clubs wanting to sign Okazaki.

He has only started three games this season in all competitions, the obvious reason behind that obviously being the age factor and the physical limitations that come with it. Despite that, however, he does guarantee unmatched levels of effort for all of the 90 minutes, and that alone might be a reason why teams are after him.

He is one of those players who won’t score or assist much, but he does hold a tactical value that is second to absolutely no one.

Once you’ve passed your instructions on to him, you’d know that he’d immediately make himself felt in the park – may that be through his defensive duties or the offensive ones. For a team like Huddersfield – who now need every player to play out of his skin – Okazaki can be a real blessing.

Puel isn’t going to use him much anyway, so if Leicester can get even £5 million for the former Mainz forward, then that would be more than enough. It would be an excellent deal as it allows the Foxes to ship some deadwood out and also make money in the process.