Everton hold ‘interest’ in Leicester City striker as Sean Dyche makes transfer admission
Latest Leicester City transfer news as Everton are reportedly interested in striker Kelechi Iheanacho
Everton have a “mild interest” in Leicester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho, a.ccording to a report
The 26-year-old has been loosely linked with a return to the Premier League in the summer transfer window, with Nottingham Forest said to be among potential suitors.
Now BBC Sport claim that Everton hold an interest in the Nigerian, with their manager Sean Dyche actively seeking a striker before the transfer deadline in just over a month’s time.
Iheanacho is one of three senior strikers available to Enzo Maresca at present, with Jamie Vardy and Patson Daka the only other forward options in the squad. Incoming winger Stephy Mavididi can also play as a number nine, but is more likely to be utilised out wide.
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Though several more players are likely to leave Leicester during the current window, and Iheanacho could be among them. With Everton holding a “mild interest” in the striker, their interest could heat up as deadline day creeps closer.Asked about Everton’s pursuit of a striker, manager Dyche said: “It’s a tough market. There is only so much that we can do, so we are working very hard – I can assure everyone of that – to construct deals that can work
“There is no exct moment until it’s over the line. There have been situations where we have been into where we thought we were going to get it over the line and we don’t – that’s the way it goes.
“A lack of goals is always a concern because you need to score to win games. We showed in the second half of the season that we needed to find different ways of scoring goals and we are going to have to do that going forwards. That is part of football.”
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Montpellier are now looking to replace Stephy Mavididi, as the former Arsenal academy forward edges closer to Leicester City.
L’Equipe (via GFFN) report that Montpellier are in advanced negotiations with Lillestrom over the signing of Akor Adams, a Nigerian forward currently playing in the Norwegian top flight.
Montpellier’s pursuit of Adams is reportedly driven by the expectation that they’re set to lose Stephy Mavididi and Elye Wahi this summer, with Mavididi now on the verge of a move.
Fabrizio Romano previously reported that a deal was “very advanced”, with personal terms are already on the verge of being agreed upon, and Montpellier in direct contact with Leicester to finalise the transfer.
The £6.9m transfer still hasn’t been confirmed at the time of writing, but it’s not expected to be long now. The player has already undergone a medical, holding tests on Saturday.
25-year-old Mavididi spent more than seven years with Arsenal as a youth player, before leaving for Juventus in 2018.
After a couple of seasons playing for Juventus’ second team and one debut appearance in Serie A, the striker moved on to Ligue 1, playing for Dijon and then Montpellier.
There have long been rumours of a return to England. Last summer, L’Equipe reported that Mavididi had asked to leave Montpellier, and he was hoping to return to the Premier League.
At the time, the likes of West Ham United, Brighton and Hove Albion, Southampton, and Everton all reportedly made contact over a potential move.
Unfortunately, the forward then picked up an injured in early August, and he didn’t return to action until after the transfer window closed.
As well as centre-forward, Mavididi is capable of playing on both wings, and he was most often used on the left with Montpellier.
With Leicester City dropping down to the Championship for now, perhaps they could be the perfect club to get Mavididi a consistent run of games and an eventual return to the Premier League.
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