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Mike McGrath's transfer notebook: Islam Slimani, on loan at Monaco from Leicester, attracting Spurs interest
Leicester are braced for interest from Tottenham for on-loan striker Islam Slimani.
Mike McGrath's transfer notebook: Islam Slimani, on loan at Monaco from Leicester, attracting Spurs interest
Leicester are braced for interest from Tottenham for on-loan striker Islam Slimani. The Algeria striker, 31, is at Monaco for the season but Aston Villa were interested in cutting his move short for a return to the Premier League.
Spurs have also looked at the French market as they step up their hunt for a striker to cover for Harry Kane, who is out for three months with a ruptured hamstring.
Jose Mourinho wants a targetman to bolster his attack for the second half of the season without Kane, with his club working through a list of possible targets and gauging availability for a forward with the quality to play in the Premier League and Champions League.
Slimani is on their radar but Leicester may resist strengthening a rival in the top-four race, even if Mourinho’s team are off the pace at the moment.