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Leicester City have been linked with Switzerland-based midfielder Moussa Baradji, the 24-year-old Frenchman catching the eye for relegation-battling Yverdon Sport..
Leicester City have expressed an interest in Switzerland-based midfielder Moussa Baradji, French outlet Foot Mercato have reported.
City have been listed alongside Turkish giants Galatasaray and Italian side Torino as the teams to have checked in on Baradji, who currently plays for Yverdon Sport in the Swiss Super League…
The 24-year-old has scored four goals and assisted two more from central midfield across 23 league appearances this season.
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He looks to be a box-to-box player, someone capable of using his big frame to outmuscle attackers and protect his defence, while also barrelling forward on the ball and getting the team up the pitch.
It’s his first campaign in the Swiss top flight, having risen through the lower leagues in Italy before getting his move to Yverdon, where he’s now battling against relegation.
The Frenchman only has another year to run on his contract and it’s suggested he won’t cost much to sign.
That’s handy for City as they negotiate a reduction to their budget in the Championship next term.
Central midfield could be an area where they need to strengthen too, with a few players potentially departing.
Boubakary Soumare is expected to be sold with just a year left on his deal, and the same could now be true of Harry Winks, especially with the former Tottenham man currently out of the frame.
Wilfred Ndidi could be targeted having been strongly linked to Monaco in the January window, while Sheffield United may take up an option to buy Hamza Choudhury.
That would leave Oliver Skipp as the only senior midfielder in the City squad, meaning a rebuild would be required.
That’s especially with the most promising youngsters in that position – Sammy Braybrooke and Henry Cartwright – not having been given a chance to stake a claim.
It’s his first campaign in the Swiss top flight, having risen through the lower leagues in Italy before getting his move to Yverdon, where he’s now battling against relegation.
The Frenchman only has another year to run on his contract and it’s suggested he won’t cost much to sign.
That’s handy for City as they negotiate a reduction to their budget in the Championship next term.
Central midfield could be an area where they need to strengthen too, with a few players potentially departing.
Boubakary Soumare is expected to be sold with just a year left on his deal, and the same could now be true of Harry Winks, especially with the former Tottenham man currently out of the frame.
Wilfred Ndidi could be targeted having been strongly linked to Monaco in the January window, while Sheffield United may take up an option to buy Hamza Choudhury.
That would leave Oliver Skipp as the only senior midfielder in the City squad, meaning a rebuild would be required.
That’s especially with the most promising youngsters in that position – Sammy Braybrooke and Henry Cartwright – not having been given a chance to stake a claim.
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