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Leicester City are understood to have rejected a £7million bid from Derby for Tom Lawrence.

The Rams have been linked with the City forward this summer and are believed to have approached Leicester with a formal bid.

But Leicester are understood to have rejected the offer for the 23-year-old, who has also gone on record as saying his future could lie elsewhere and who has also been linked with an £8m move to Premier League newcomers Brighton.

Championship club Derby are keen to strengthen their attacking options following the sale of Tom Ince to Huddersfield and Will Hughes to Watford, and see Lawrence as the ideal man.

The Wales international starred on loan with Ipswich last season, scoring 11 goals and making 11 assists for the Tractor Boys on his way to being named the club’s player of the year.

Lawrence, who has made only four first-team appearances for Leicester since joining from Manchester United three years ago, has figured in City’s pre-season plans, standing out in the draw at MK Dons last Friday and travelling to Hong Kong for the Asia Trophy.

City boss Craig Shakespeare has admitted he is assessing Lawrence’s performances this summer before making a decision on the player’s future.

“Tom has still got another year with us,” said Shakespeare, after the draw against MK Dons. “I am having a look at him.

“His performances in pre-season have been decent, and his fitness levels are improving. We keep working with him and see what happens.”