Leicester City have been handed a late and very unexpected transfer boost in their pursuit of a European target.
The Foxes desperately need to make further additions before the start of the 2024/25 Premier League season.
Steve Cooper wants Leicester City to strengthen in three positions before deadline day on August 30th.
A new striker, a central midfielder, and a number 10 are all understood to be priorities at the King Power Stadium.
Owner Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha has been working hard to get these positions strengthened in the last week or so.
Adam Hlozek is expected to join Leicester from Bayer Leverkusen in a deal that will see the striker join on loan with an obligation to purchase for £17m if the Midlands outfit avoid relegation.
Facundo Buonanotte has joined the Foxes recently as well and should add some much-needed creative spark in the attacking third.
The incomings at the newly-promoted side are not expected to stop there, however.
Leicester City given surprise transfer boost
Leicester have made a £23m bid for Panathinaikos striker Fotis Ioannidis as they look to replace Kelechi Iheanacho and provide cover for the injured Jamie Vardy.
Now, it appears the Foxes have been handed a surprise boost on the transfer front.
Journalist Fabrice Hawkins reported on August 11th that Leicester were interested in signing Red Bull Salzburg defender, Oumar Solet.
However, the Frenchman was expected to instead make the move to Bundesliga outfit, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.
Now though, German outlet Kicker have reported on August 13th that Hoffenheim’s move for the centre-back has fallen through at the last minute.
The deal, as per Florian Plettenberg, was expected to set the German side back around £5.5m.
Should Leicester City reignite interest in Oumar Solet
Solet joined Salbuzrg in 2020 and has since cemented himself as a key figure for the Austrian outfit.
The 24-year-old has notched 104 appearances for Salzburg, scoring four and assisting five in said games.
Solet has earned high praise whilst playing in Austria, including from journalist Zach Lowry, who took to Twitter/X to dub him ‘superb’.
Leicester may need further defensive reinforcements this summer if they are to avoid relegation from the Premier League, having failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their proper pre-season games.
However, while defense is an issue, the club are well-stocked in this area and another position seems like a bigger priority.
Cooper’s men failed to score a single goal in their last three pre-season fixtures and with Vardy and Patson Daka both injured, they may face Tottenham Hotspur without an experienced number nine.
The arrival of the aforementioned Hlozek should ease that burden somewhat but given Vardy’s age and the fact Leicester already have a plethora of centre-backs, another striker should be the priority over Solet.
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