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Leicester City’s summer spending spree is set to continue with manager Brendan Rodgers hoping to bring in “a few players” before the deadline, including an attacking midfielder.

City have spent £76 million so far this summer, buying Youri Tielemans, Ayoze Perez and James Justin to rank second for Premier League expenditure behind Aston Villa, and their business has not concluded yet.

While Rodgers is happy with the City squad as it stands, he plans to further strengthen his options before 5pm on Thursday, August 8, while he also expects the club to part with players.

“I'd still like to get a few players in that can help us,” Rodgers said. “We've got really good players here and we're wanting to add to that.

“There will be probably be players who go out as well in relation to players that need to go and play.

“I’m very happy with the squad. We know as a club where we’re at and there’s a strategy behind improving it further.

“If we do that, that’d be great. If we don’t, then I’m very happy.”

An attacking midfielder to provide support for Tielemans and James Maddison appears to be the priority for Rodgers over the final three weeks of the window. City have been linked to Sampdoria's Dennis Praet and Hoffenheim's Nadiem Amiri by foreign press over recent weeks, but a concrete target has not yet emerged.

Rodgers wants depth in every department with City hoping to secure a top-six finish this season, which could earn the club a place in Europe.

“There’s a few areas that we’re looking at,” Rodgers added. “It’s to give that strength to the squad.

“We hope in the future we’ll be playing many more games so for that we need quality.

“It’s all based around affordability and, more importantly, availability.

“If the right player is available that we want to bring in, it would be nice to bring in another attacking midfield player, that could really help with support.

“We’ll see what else we’ll need after that.”

Rodgers suggested earlier this year that signing a new winger was on his summer wishlist. Perez could be that man, although it is understood that the City boss also wanted a utility forward, for which the Spaniard fits the profile.

City could yet enter the market for a new centre-back too, should Harry Maguire’s valuation be met by Manchester United or Manchester City.