3 Things to know about Leicester transfer target Loic Bade
By Ethan Henson
Comfort with the ball a bonus for Leicester City
Daniel Amartey is seventh in the Premier League for total passes completed this season, with only players from Manchester City and Liverpool ahead of him on that metric. Any central defender playing alongside him must be confident with the ball at their feet, and according to WhoScored, passing is one of Badé’s particular strengths.
Not only that, but the detailed stats website details the defender’s style of play as one that involves dribbling the ball often, something very few Leicester City centre backs since Harry Maguire have exhibited successfully. The Foxes already hold the joint fourth highest pass completion rate in the division, with the third highest accurate passes behind last season’s top two, so Badé’s potential arrival would suit the profile of defender Rodgers is looking for.
He’s a French Under 21 international
When you look at the concentration of quality in the senior French national team, you realise that one has to be of the very elite calibre of players to break into it – even Wesley Fofana has never had a senior international cap. The same can be said of the French under 21 team, for whom Badé managed to make three appearances.