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Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri is ready to switch his attention to Dynamo Kiev defender Aleksandar Dragovic as he grows frustrated in his pursuit of Michael Keane.

Ranieri made Burnley centre-half Keane a priority target at the start of the summer as he looked to bolster his squad ahead of their maiden season in the Champions League.

But Burnley have rebuffed a £15million offer for the 23-year-old and boss Sean Dyche insists he is not for sale.

Ranieri hoped that would change as the close of the transfer window drew nearer.

However, there is a sense that Burnley may reject all offers for a player who is central to their hopes of staying in the top flight and that is forcing the Italian to look at other options.

That has led him to Austria defender Dragovic, 25, and Ranieri is ready to see if a deal can be struck for the player.

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Ranieri has already brought in Luis Hernandez from Sporting Gijon on a free to support and provide competition for Wes Morgan and Robert Huth but he still wants one more.

Asked about the champion’s interest in him after last weekend’s first game, Keane said: “It’s flattering to see but I’m happy here.

"It’s not been hard for me over the summer at all. I’ve just got on with it and put it to the back of my mind.

“It has been easy - I’ve just been focusing on football. I came back in and I’ve just been working hard and focusing on doing my best for Burnley.

“I’m really happy that the season has started and I just want to kick on from here.”