Leicester City drag feet in sealing deal for exciting Super Eagles star

The Foxes are nonetheless undecided about going all in for one in every of Nigeria’s most efficient wingers within the Premier League final season.

Tremendous Eagles star Ademola Lookman will return to Germany and start preseason coaching session with RB Leipzig on June twenty seventh, if issues stay as they’re between the winger and Leicester Metropolis.

Lookman spent the 2021/22 season on mortgage with the Foxes, impressing with eight objectives and 5 assists in 41 appearances throughout all competitions.

Leicester retained an possibility to purchase the Nigerian ahead, who Leipzig expects to go away in trade for €16.5 million.

Lookman’s mortgage contract with Leicester will expire on June thirtieth.

The Telegraph final month reported that the Foxes have been eager at hand Lookman a everlasting deal, with supervisor Brendan Rodgers an enormous fan of the 24-year-old attacker.

However latest experiences from Germany (through RB Dwell) point out that RB Leipzig haven’t acquired ‘an ample supply’ for Lookman and haven’t sanctioned any transfer for the Nigerian.

If issues keep that means this week, Leipzig expects Lookman to return to German and partake within the Bundesliga aspect’s preseason programme.

Leipzig paid 18 million euros to amass Lookman from Everton in 2019, however the Tremendous Eagles star didn’t settle in Germany.