Leicester City are facing a January battle to hold on to exciting full-back Ricardo Pereira. The Portuguese star has made a huge impact at the King Power Stadium since being snapped up from Porto in 2018.

New Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho is a fan of the 26-year-old, and the north London club are ready to offer £30million in January for the Foxes defender – but French giants Paris Saint-Germain are also interested.

Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers, whose second in the table side visit Newcastle this weekend, has pledged that none of his players will be up for sale in January, and that he is in fact looking to add to his squad.

He explained: "There will be nobody leaving in January, categorically. I am speaking regularly with (director of football) Jon (Rudkin) and Top (owner Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha).

“It is really clear, we want to keep this squad together. It is an exciting team with growth and development in it, so we want to ensure they stay around beyond January.”

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