Leicester City have increased their offer for Sampdoria striker Eder to £10million after their £7.95m bid was knocked back.

Eder is an Italy international but is 29 so Leicester, though willing to hand him a three-year contract, do not want to bid beyond their value.

Inter Milan have also expressed an interest but have yet to make a bid.

Leicester City have increased their offer for Sampdoria forward Eder with Inter Milan also expressing interest

Eder is a full Italy international and has scored twice in eight appearances for the national team

Eder has scored 12 goals in 19 Serie A appearances for Sampdoria this season, and also netted his first two goals for Italy in 2015.

He made his debut for the national team last year and has since gone on to win eight caps and put himself in a position to make their squad for Euro 2016.

Eder has previously played for a host of Italian clubs including Empoli and Frosinone, as well as loan stints at Brescia and Cesena.

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Leicester also have other forward options that they are working on parallel to the Eder transfer, including Chelsea's Loic Remy, as manager Claudio Ranieri looks to replace Andrej Kramaric.

Remy has made just 10 appearances for the Blues in the Premier League this season, with only one of those as a starter.

Ranieri also has half an eye on the summer should they receive big bids for Jamie Vardy or Riyad Mahrez. No official bids have been received as yet though there is interest from many top clubs, particularly in Mahrez.

Leicester are also interested in in a move for Chelsea striker Loic Remy (right)