Derby County and Swansea City favourites to sign Leicester City midfielder

NEWPORT, WALES - JANUARY 06: Danny Ward and Andy King of Leicester City arrives at the stadium prior to the FA Cup Third Round match between Newport County and Leicester City at Rodney Parade on January 6, 2019 in Newport, United Kingdom. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
NEWPORT, WALES - JANUARY 06: Danny Ward and Andy King of Leicester City arrives at the stadium prior to the FA Cup Third Round match between Newport County and Leicester City at Rodney Parade on January 6, 2019 in Newport, United Kingdom. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) /
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Derby County and Swansea City are leading the race for Leicester City legend Andy King.

Wigan Athletic, West Bromwich Albion and Nottingham Forest are also among the list of those interested and could make an attempt to sign the 30-year old before tomorrow’s deadline.

King was loaned out to Swansea in January last season after he made just 11 appearances for Leicester. It was rumoured that he might make a permanent move to the Liberty Stadium, but it didn’t happen as the Swans got relegated.

King didn’t move in the summer either, possibly hoping to be a part of Claude Puel’s plans; however, he was sadly left out the 25-man Premier League squad and didn’t get his chance in the cup competitions as well, with an 18-minute cameo against Newport County his only appearance.

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Shall he sign for another club, it’ll be the end of a 14-year association with Leicester.

Arriving as a 15-year old from Chelsea, King soon made his first-team debut for the Foxes, establishing himself as a mainstay in a side that then plied its trade in the League 1.

Since then, King’s career has only been the stuff of fairytales, with the Wales international winning everything from the League 1 to the Sky Bet Championship and, of course, the Premier league title in 2015/16.

Till date, he remains the only player in the Premier League era to have done so.

Truth be told, if Puel were to play him in the league against any team, he’d still get more out of King than he does from most of his players.