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Leicester City are 'close' to signing Lazio defender Jordan Lukaku, according to reports in Italy.

The 23-year-old left-back, younger brother of Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku, is said to be keen to move to the Premier League this summer.

Lukaku's future at Lazio looks to be over, too, after he was left out of the club's pre-season training squad.

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Leicester boss Claude Puel already has Ben Chilwell and Christian Fuchs as left-back options but former Austria international Fuchs has announced he will leave the club when his contract expires next summer.

With Fuchs's departure in mind, City appear to be looking to strengthen the left-back position and have also been linked with German left-back Marvin Plattenhardt this summer.

Il Tempo, the local newspaper in Rome, say Lukaku's time at Lazio is over, especially after the Serie A club signed Real Betis full-back Riza Durmisi, and report that he is likely to join Leicester. West Ham have also been interested.

Lukaku failed to make the final Belgium squad for the World Cup but would fit into Puel’s desire for attacking full-backs, having spent much of last season on the left side of midfield.

He mainly featured off the bench, too, with just 10 starts in his 30 Serie A appearances, scoring just once and providing two assists.

Lukaku's biggest opportunities came in Lazio’s Europa League campaign where he started seven times en route to the quarter-final.

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Leicester also have Callum Elder as a potential left-back option, but the 23-year-old’s future is uncertain despite helping Wigan to the League One title while also knocking eventual Premier League champions Manchester City out of the FA Cup.

Elder is currently with City on their pre-season training camp in Évian-les-Bains, in France.