Jeffrey Schlupp is in advanced talks with Crystal Palace over a £12million transfer after telling Claudio Ranieri he wants to leave Leicester.

Sam Allardyce appears poised to sign the 24-year-old having returned following a failed initial bid of £9m bid last week.

Schlupp offers Palace a solid option at left back – a position that has required strengthening since Pape Souare's car crash in September – and can also play on the wing.

Leicester City's Jeffrey Schlupp is on the cusp of sealing a £12million move to Crystal Palace

The defender (on the bench) has found first-team action difficult to come by this season

The move would end Schlupp's 12-year association with Leicester, the club he joined as boy, but he has wanted to leave since last summer after struggling for games.

Schlupp played 24 times in Leicester's title campaign and made a number of major contributions but fell out of contention this season and was one of the players criticised by Ranieri after the 5-0 defeat in Porto.

Ranieri has not picked Schlupp in a squad since and is on the verge of departing the King Power Stadium.

Schlupp was criticised for his performance against Porto and has not been selected since

West Bromwich Albion also held an interest after bidding £13m last summer but Tony Pulis declined to go as high again this time.

'I spoke with him,' said Ranieri. 'He spoke with the club, he is of course not happy.

'He is a fantastic man and player. I said if he wants to go he can go.