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Leicester City striker Islam Slimani wants to stay in the Premier League.

The Algeria international, who helped his side to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations championship this summer, hasn't made an appearance for City since New Year's Day 2018.

A one-time club record signing, costing an initial £29 million from Sporting in 2016, Slimani has failed to hit the heights expected of him following a 27-goal season for the Portuguese side four campaigns ago.

Slimani has spent time on loan at Newcastle United in 2017-18 and the entire campaign at Fenerbahce last season, falling out of favour at the latter and failing to feature from February onwards.

Nevertheless it is a new dawn under manager Brendan Rodgers, who replaced Claude Puel in February, with Slimani determined to prove his worth to the new boss.

He told Algerian website DZ Foot: "Regarding my future; I am, for the moment, in Leicester.

"We will see what happens next.

"I still have two years on my contract.

"Now, the most important thing is to go back to Leicester.

"My priority is to stay there, it's the best championship in the world."

Slimani signed a five year deal in August 2016, becoming City's record signing until Youri Tielemans' £40m arrival eclipsed the fee paid for the former CR Belouizdad man.

With Slimani out of the picture at City, that has seen him linked with moves to Olympiacos, Benfica and Istanbul Basaksehir .