​ Leicester City have reportedly made an offer for out of favour Chelsea striker Loic Remy, who could soon find himself surplus to requirements at Stamford Bridge in light of the anticipated arrival of Alexandre Pato from Brazil.





The Premier League leaders are looking to strengthen their attacking options for the title run-in and, according to L'Equipe, a bid of around £8m has been submitted. It is said that Leicester are the club who have made the most effort to sign the French international.

Newcastle were also believed to be in the hunt, with the Magpies also tracking West Brom's Saido Berahino and making a fresh approach for Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette.





At present the belief is that Remy has concerns over his place in the French squad ahead of Euro 2016 in the summer. But while Leicester are fighting at the top of the league he allegedly favours a move to Newcastle where he'll likely get more consistent game time.





Crystal Palace were another Premier League side rumoured to be interested, which would reunite Remy with former manager Alan Pardew, but the Eagles' capture of Emmanuel Adebayor may now change their plans.





This latest story on Remy's future comes just two days after Sky Sports had claimed that the Foxes were not interested in the player at all, despite allowing Andrej Kramaric to leave on loan.





Reports coming from Sky Italia earlier this week had suggested that Leicester were strongly pursuing in-form Sampdoria striker Eder. The club is believed to have made a £10m offer for the Brazilian-born Italian international, with the promise of a three-year contract worth £29k-per-week.





However, in the days since further reports have claimed that Inter Milan hold the upper hand and are now more likely to snag the late blooming 29-year-old. So it is perhaps as a result of missing out on that front that Leicester's interest in Remy was born.

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