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Leicester City have been linked with a move for Crystal Palace winger Andros Townsend.

A report from the Mirror claimed the Foxes are interested in testing the Eagles' resolve with a £14 million bid this summer.

City are in the market for a winger this off-season and reports claim Townsend could be their main target.

But what would they be getting should they land the England international?

We've put together a profile on the former Tottenham Hotspur man...

The basic info

Townsend is a 27-year-old, 5ft11" winger.

Born in Leytonstone, Townsend is a lifelong Tottenham fan. He had a difficult time of things growing up, losing his 18-year-old brother to a car accident aged just 10.

His dream came true when he joined the Tottenham Hotspur academy at just nine years old, and he made his senior breakthrough for the club nine years later, in 2009.

Breaking through at the tender age of 18, Townsend would have no fewer than nine loan spells, featuring time at MK Dons, Leeds, Birmingham and QPR.

In all, he made 50 appearances for Tottenham, making his name before moving on in 2016.

His career so far

After a total of 16 years at boyhood club Tottenham, Townsend made the move up North to Newcastle in 2016, signing for a fee of around £12m.

He didn't stick around too long, though. The winger scored four goals in 14 league games before departing later that year.

Townsend jumped at the chance to return to the capital, signing for Crystal Palace on a deal worth around £14 million.

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Since joining the Eagles, he has scored 11 goals in 110 league appearances, becoming a crucial part of the Palace front-line along with Wilfried Zaha.

The winger is also an England international, making 13 appearances and netting three goals to date.

He hasn't featured for the Three Lions since departing Tottenham, though.

What could he add to City?

Pace and experience.

Townsend is quick, agile and dangerous. He's shown that for Palace, whose counter attacking threat came to the fore this season, including a 4-1 win against City at the King Power Stadium in February.

Brendan Rodgers has said he wants a pacy winger who can cut in and Townsend fits that mould. He's also capable of the most outrageous goals and though they are few and far between, we have seen what he can offer in front of goal in recent years.

The winger has plenty of Premier League experience. He knows this division well and that could make him an important addition for this City side littered with young talent.

Replacing Rachid Ghezzal, who has struggled to adapt to the English top flight, with a more experienced winger who has impressed in the division for a number of years, makes a lot of sense on the face of it.