Have Leicester done it again? Four years ago they signed a relatively unknown, slight winger from France’s second division for a minimal fee in the January transfer window.

Riyad Mahrez has now emerged as one of the most highly-regarded attacking players in Europe so the path to success is there for Leicester’s latest recruit Fousseni Diabaté to follow.

Signed from Ligue 2 club Gazelec Ajaccio for £1.75 million earlier this month, Diabaté already appears a shrewd find and provides further evidence that Leicester’s recruitment policy is back on track.

Diabaté, 22, was outstanding in this stroll over League One promotion chasers Peterborough and manager Claude Puel has revealed the influence of a secret scout.

“My son, Grégoire, played with him in France this season and gave me good news about him and his positive, professional attitude,” he said. “He said he was a good man and a good player and it was important for him to show this in his first game.