Prices reduced for Leicester-linked star midfielder and defender
The valuation of two Leicester City-linked players, including a star midfielder and a promising defender, have been reduced. Will the Foxes pounce to secure their apparent targets? Foxes of Leicester explains.
There remains only one drawback with regard to Leicester signing world-class star players permanently or on a temporary basis: wages. Money is there to pay expensive pricetags, within reason and without being frivolous, but the week-in-week-out payments which go as high as £1million in cases such as Lionel Messi will never be witnessed at the King Power club.
Consequently the Blue Army shouldn’t expect the foremost global talent to make their arrival on Filbert Way. Nevertheless, the next level below – stars who are in need of redemption, rejuvenation or are nearing their twilight years as a professional footballer – are types the east Midlanders can attract, welcome and help thrive.
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Someone who fits that bill and has a previously great relationship with Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers, is Barcelona man Philippe Coutinho. Coutinho was signed at Liverpool by then Reds boss Rodgers; the Northern Irishman is credited with helping the Brazilian’s profile rise, along with getting the best out of the playmaker.
Leicester City-linked options available for cut price
Reports from Spain suggest Coutinho could be captured for as relatively little as £27m, as per TEAMtalk. A loan has been widely proposed by journalists and fans in this case, for reasons such as the versatile midfielder being an unknown quantity in contemporary times. Though the fee is obviously no issue for the Foxes at that amount.
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In addition, another supposedly LCFC-wanted man and Valencia centre-back, Mouctar Diakhaby, can now be gotten for a knockdown price. The Spanish outfit once rejected a £36m offer for Diakhaby, but he is set to leave Mestalla this summer for as little as £9m according to Leicestershire Live. Watch this space for further information as well as insight.