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Leicester City have knocked back enquiries to take young defender Caglar Soyuncu on loan.

However, Fousseni Diabate and Darnell Johnson could be allowed to leave City temporarily in the January transfer window.

Turkey international Soyuncu has been the subject of several enquires about his availability on loan, but City have swiftly rebuffed them as the 21-year-old has been providing back-up for City’s main central defensive trio Harry Maguire, Wes Morgan and Jonny Evans.

However, City are considering offers from France and Turkey to take Diabate on loan.

The 23-year-old joined City a year ago, just six months after he made his professional debut for Gazélec Ajaccio in France, and he made an immediate impact, but has found his first team opportunities increasingly limited this season and a loan move will give him more experience.

Twenty-year-old defender Johnson could also go out on loan to gain more experience and City are looking for the right club for him

The central defender/right-back has done well for the Under-23s and featured in the first team in pre-season afters signing a new contract, and City feel a loan switch will benefit his development in a similar fashion to Callum Elder, who has already joined Ipswich Town on loan having previously had a successful spell at Wigan Athletic.