Leicester City ‘Increasingly Close’ to Big-Money Transfer Amid Conflicting Rumors

Rumours around Matias Soule and a transfer to Leicester City continue to swirl with conflicting reports coming out of Italy on the Juventus forward’s next club.

City and Roma appear to be the frontrunners for the Argentinian, who caught the eye last season with an excellent campaign on loan at relegated Serie A side Frosinone. But which of the clubs he will be heading to is up for debate.

In Gazzetta dello Sport, it’s said Soule is “increasingly close to Leicester”, paving the way for Juventus to target Borussia Dortmund’s Karim Adeyemi or Porto’s Francisco Conceicao as his replacement. In a separate report in the same paper, it’s said Soule’s farewell is the “most imminent” of the wingers Juventus could sell, but that’s only if City return with an offer that exceeds €30m (£25.8m).

While there have been reports in the past that suggested Soule was happy to join City and link up with Caleb Okoli, the pair team-mates at Frosinone last season, Corriere dello Sport report that the 21-year-old would prefer to join Roma. They also say that may not be possible.