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Leicester City are reportedly close to signing the French striker Gregoire Defrel in a deal worth more than £15million.

The 26-year-old plays in Serie A with Sassuolo and has attracted plenty of interest after scoring 16 times and contributing five assists in 38 competitive games.#

The former Cesena player can operate as a centre-forward, in a supporting role or as a right-sided winger.

Several media organisations in Italy are reporting that a deal could be done with Leicester City as early as next week for 18 million euros, around £15.5mi.

They report that City were interested in the striker during the January transfer window and talks reached an advanced level, but no deal could be done.

Manager Craig Shakespeare is known to want to sign a striker during this transfer window to give goal-scoring support to Jamie Vardy.

It is understood that City's top target is the 20-year-old Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho, who is expected to leave the Eithad Stadium this summer.

Unless hopes of that deal are fading, it would seem unlikely that the signing of Defrel is as advanced as is being claimed in Italy. It is extremely doubtful that City would want to do deals for both players in this transfer windows.