Fresh midfielder link as Leicester City intensify search for new signings
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Fofana talks
Leicester City are locked in negotiations with St Etienne over a transfer fee for defender Wesley Fofana, it has been claimed.
The Foxes have been heavily linked with the teenage centre-back for the majority of the summer with reports emerging in France that Brendan Rodgers is keen to wrap up a deal.
And Talksport journalist Alex Crook says the two clubs are trying to sort out a fee for the 19-year-old who could cost Leicester £20m.
"Brendan Rodgers is certainly keen to strengthen his squad," he said.
"They were agonisingly close to a place in the Champions League last season.
"Rodgers is keen to make sure they stay in touch with the top four.
Mee in transfer wish
Ben Mee is desperate to see James Tarkowski stay at Burnley amid reported interest from Leicester City and West Ham in the talented defender.
Tarkowski was linked with a £30m move to the Foxes with Brendan Rodgers reportedly seeing the centre-back as Harry Maguire's long-term successor.
But it is understood there has been no contact between the two clubs despite persistent claims that Leicester are still interested in completing a deal.
West Ham are reportedly keen to sign him, and Mee says he is eager for the Clarets not to lose one of their prized assets.
"For me, Tarky was head and shoulders above most of the other England centre-halves last year. He should be in (the England squad) all day long for me," former Manchester City youngster Mee told Lancashire Live.
Ounas linked with Foxes
Leicester City have offered to increase Adam Ounas' wages should he move to the Premier League, but they are at odds with Napoli over his transfer fee.
The Foxes have been linked with the midfielder in Corriere del Mezzogiorno who claim they are willing to increase his salary of €1.5m a year to €2.2m.
And while the player's agent is keen for him to move to England with West Ham reportedly keen, Napoli had set a price of between €15m and €18m before they would consider his departure.
But it is reported that the Foxes want to pay less than €10m to secure his signature and now Napoli are considering using him as a makeweight in a deal to sign Cagliari's Nahitan Nández.
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Bent understands Vardy decision
Former Premier League striker Darren Bent has said Jamie Vardy's decision to retire from England duty has been justified by Danny Ings' lack of game-time in the recent round of Nations League fixtures.
England played out a bore draw with Denmark on Tuesday night – Kasper Schmeichel keeping a clean sheet thanks to a late goal-line clearance from his team-mate – which followed their stuttering 1-0 win over Iceland.
On Tuesday night, Ings was an unused substitute, meaning he was handed just 22 minutes of pitch-time by Gareth Southgate across the two fixtures.
The striker had been recalled to the England squad after a 22-goal season for Southampton, putting him second behind Vardy in the Golden Boot race.
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