Premier League clubs are eager to keep Leicester City defender Aleksandar Dragovic in England.

Dragovic spent last season at Leicester on-loan from Bayer Leverkusen.

City have an option to make the deal permanent, but a delay in getting the transfer done has alerted other clubs, reports the Leicester Mercury.

West Ham United, Everton and Brighton and Hove Albion are all monitoring the situation and have expressed an interest in signing the 27-year-old, who only made 16 appearances for City last season.

City are believed to now looking at strengthening in other areas of the squad but they may have to move fast to secure Dragovic, who will cost around £15 million.