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Last week the Baggies rejected a £10m offer from the Foxes for Northern Ireland defender Jonny Evans.

And that stalemate – with Albion adamant Evans, 29, is not for sale – means the Premier League rivals are now on collision course in pursuit of unsettled Manchester United centre-half Smalling.

West Brom boss Tony Pulis, desperate to strengthen at the back, had already earmarked the England star as a top summer target.

Smalling, 27, looks certain to quit Old Trafford after struggling to win over Jose Mourinho.

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But Pulis can expect fierce competition for the ex-Fulham man as several other top-flight clubs monitor developments – including Leicester.

New Foxes coach Craig Shakespeare completed a £17m swoop for Hull’s Harry Maguire on Wednesday.

Yet Shakespeare still wants to add another quality central defender to his squad and, if unable to land first-choice Evans, will swoop for ­Smalling instead.