Leicester are targeting a move for Tottenham's head of recruitment Paul Mitchell following his resignation.

The transfer maestro was contracted until 2017 but is set to leave after serving out a significant notice period, ending his two-year spell in north London.

And the Premier League champions want to talk to Mitchell, 34, about replacing Steve Walsh, who was poached by Everton earlier this summer.

Paul Mitchell, Tottenham's head of recruitment, has resigned from the club after two years

Mitchell followed Mauricio Pochettino to Tottenham Hotspur after he left Southampton

TRANSFERS IN DURING MITCHELL'S TIME AT SPURS 2016: Victor Wanyama; Vincent Janssen. 2015: Kevin Wimmer; Kieran Trippier; Toby Alderweireld; Clinton N'Jie; Son Heung-min; Shilow Tracey, Dele Alli Advertisement

Mitchell, 34, has not been short of offers in the past and has previously opted to stay at White Hart Lane, but has decided to move on.

It is understood that the reason for his resignation is not related to Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino. He is understood to be aware about interest from the Foxes.

Mitchell followed Pochettino to Tottenham in November 2014 after building a substantial reputation for finding players at Southampton.

He is largely credited for the south coast club’s hugely successful recruitment policy developed from when he joined them in 2012 and which sustained them in the early years of their promotion to the Premier League.

Spurs chairman Daniel Levy brought in Mitchell as part of his club restructuring plan and faced a fight with Southampton, where he oversaw their recruitment and the analysis department, for his services.

Dele Alli is one player who has joined the north London club during Mitchell's time in the role

At Southampton, Mitchell worked with Nigel Adkins, Pochettino and briefly Ronald Koeman. Before he left, Mitchell helped Koeman with the vast rebuilding job at Southampton when the Dutchman arrived as manger and they lost a raft of key players.

Mitchell was a defender and midfielder for Wigan and MK Dons before moving into the backroom setup there, when injury curtailed his playing career, and became a talent spotter when Karl Robinson took charge in 2010.

Tottenham declined to comment.