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Leicester City midfielder Papy Mendy has been linked with a move to Ligue 1 club Saint-Etienne.

According to a report from French outlet Evect, Saint-Etienne are weighing up a number of targets this summer, and Mendy is one of them.

The former Monaco and Nice midfielder knows Ligue 1 well, racking up almost 200 appearances in the French top flight.

Mendy made the move to City from Nice in 2016, joining on a fee of £13 million, but returned for a loan spell one year later.

Since then, the 27-year-old has become a more important part of the Foxes squad, particularly under Claude Puel.

Though, things may change under Brendan Rodgers, who often opts to go with one holding central midfielder, which is likely to be Wilfred Ndidi.

That was the case at the back end of last season, but despite that, Mendy did manage to feature in 31 of City's 38 Premier League games all told.

In the absence of Ndidi, he also started the Foxes' first pre-season friendly, a win over Scunthorpe on Tuesday, where he was one of the stand-out players.

The report claims that at this point, Saint-Etienne are only weighing up options, but Mendy is being considered.

City are keen on keeping the French midfielder.

Speaking about Mendy in May, City boss Brendan Rodgers said: “I really like him.

“I think he has been unfortunate. It is all down to styles. I tend to play with one controlling defensive type player. Recently in some of the bigger games I have gone for two but even Hamza Choudhury has been playing more advanced.

“Papy is more of a holding player similar in the mould to Wilf (Ndidi), whereas Hamza can go and play further up. He gives us that pressing element.

“I think (Mendy) has a future but the style change... If you play with two controlling players he is great and I think he can do the role that Wilf has been playing and do it to a high level as well, but of course he hasn’t played so much.

“He is a player who has been outstanding in training. He has got on with his work and respects the position he is in, and I am sure there would be interest in him, but our plan is to keep what we have and look to add some more quality.”