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Leicester City and Aston Villa are keeping an eye on Amiens attacker Serhou Guirassy, say reports.

The 23-year-old Frenchman moved back to Ligue 1 in the summer for a fee of £5.4m after impressing in Germany with FC Koln.

His current contract will keep him with Amiens until 2022, but that has not stopped the Foxes registering interest, claim Mail Online.

So, what more do we know about the player?

CAREER SO FAR

Guirassy was born in Arles in the south of France, to parents of Guinean descent.

He started his football career with Stade Lavallois, who were in the French second tier at the time.

He made 37 appearances for the club and scored six goals, before being snapped up by Lille in the summer of 2015 for a reported fee of one million euros.

The youngster would make only nine senior appearances for Lille, scoring once.

He had a loan spell with Auxerre, where he netted eight goals in 16 games, before moving to Germany to sign for FC Koln in 2016.

Here he played in the Bundesliga (and Bundesliga 2 following relegation in 2017-18), making 45 appearances and scoring nine goals in all.

He also gained Europa League experience, winning and scoring a penalty in a 1-0 victory over Arsenal.

Koln won promotion back to the top flight as champions in 2018-19 but, halfway through the campaign, Guirassy was loaned out to Amiens.

He scored three goals in 13 outings, and at the end of the season Amiens made the deal permanent for a reported fee of £5.3m.

So far this term, he has managed four goals, plus an assist, for the Ligue 1 side.

Amiens are currently 18th in the table and are looking set to fight for their top flight status.

WHAT KIND OF PLAYER IS HE?

At 6ft 2in tall, Guirassy is a handful in the air, and he has won 39 aerial battles this season, ranking him sixth among forwards in Ligue 1.

He is also the third most-fouled player in the division this season.

Guirassy is primarily a central striker but was regularly used as a left winger at Koln, cutting in on his right foot.

WHO ELSE IS WATCHING HIM?

According to French media outlet Midi Libre, Leicester were not the only club keeping tabs on Guirassy at the weekend.

Representatives from Italian sides Roma, Bologna and Chievo were also said to be in attendance at Nimes’ Stade des Costieres.

The game ended in a 1-1 draw as visitors Amiens grabbed a last-gasp equaliser in the fifth minute of stoppage time.

Guirassy played the full 90 minutes and picked up a booking for his troubles.

LEICESTER LINK

Guirassy is a team-mate of City winger Fousseni Diabate, who is on loan at Amiens this season.

RANDOM FACT

Guirassy played against Championship side Hull City in a pre-season friendly in July.

He scores in a 2-0 victory for Amiens at the KCOM Stadium.