Rodgers open to signings

Leicester City are having an unbelievably positive season this year and look to be challenging for the title sitting just behind Manchester City and Manchester United in the table.

Brendan Rodgers has seen some excellent transfer business conducted by the club over the last couple seasons with the likes of Youri Tielemans join the club from Monaco, Dennis Praet arrive from Sampdoria and Timothy Castagne move from Atalanta. However, Rodgers has been keen to add more attacking bite to his midfield this January.

“For a period of time, we’ve known the type we would want,” Rodgers said. “We’ve had a few players on the list. We have a number of targets, but it’s just about the availability of those at this stage of the season.”

LEICESTER, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 04: Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers celebrates after the Premier League match between Leicester City and Watford FC at The King Power Stadium on December 04, 2019 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

“Whether we get one in or not, I’m not sure. I would love to get another attacking midfield player because that would also allow one or two of our boys to get out and get playing, but if we don’t, there will be nothing that the club haven’t done.”

“If we can get someone in, great, if not, we’ll just have to wait until the summer.”

By securing Champions League qualification by the end of the season it could add to Leicester City’s chances of signing some even more established quality talent in the summer window. Rodgers will be more than aware of this as they push towards a strong finish after moving past the half way point.

Leicester target Kokcu

One such player that they are reportedly targeting is that of Feyenoord’s Orkun Kokcu. The now senior Turkish international was linked with a summer move to Arsenal in the previous window but he ended up signing a new contract with the Dutch side until 2025.

Leicester City heeft deze week bij #Feyenoord geïnformeerd naar Orkun Kökçü voor een uitleenperiode, met een optionele koop in de zomer. De clubleiding gaat hier niet mee akkoord: ‘The Foxes’ zijn op de hoogte dat de Turk [contract medio 2025] alleen *direct* verkocht mag worden.

— Feyenoord Transfermarkt (@FeyenoordTM) January 27, 2021

The 20-year-old has risen through the ranks at the Dutch club becoming a regular in the first team and recorded 3 goals and 6 assists in his 35 appearances last season. He has so far failed to score in the Eredivisie this season but did notch in Feyenoord’s Europa League group stage matches.

Leicester would see him join and add competition to the likes of Harvey Barnes and James Maddison who have both had stellar seasons for the Foxes.

But with an extensive contract at the club, Feyenoord will not allow him to leave cheaply and Leicester’s proposed loan with option was knocked back with the Dutch side only interested in a permanent deal.

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester United FC	19	11	40
2	Manchester City FC	18	18	38
3	Leicester City FC	19	14	38
4	Liverpool FC	19	15	34
5	Tottenham Hotspur FC	18	16	33
6	Everton FC	17	7	32
7	West Ham United FC	19	5	32
8	Aston Villa FC	17	13	29
9	Chelsea FC	19	10	29
10	Southampton FC	18	5	29
11	Arsenal FC	19	4	27
12	Leeds United	18	-4	23
13	Crystal Palace FC	19	-11	23
14	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	19	-8	22
15	Burnley FC	18	-12	19
16	Newcastle United FC	19	-14	19
17	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	19	-7	17
18	Fulham FC	18	-12	12
19	West Bromwich Albion	19	-28	11
20	Sheffield United FC	19	-22	5

Player	Team	Goals
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	13
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	12
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	12
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	11
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	11
Calvert-Lewin, Dominic	Everton FC	11
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	10
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace FC	9
Wilson, Callum	Newcastle United FC	8
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	8
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	7
Ings, Danny	Southampton FC	7
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa FC	7
Maupay, Neal	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	7
Gundogan, Ilkay	Manchester City FC	7
Soucek, Tomas	West Ham United FC	7
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	6
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	6
Maddison, James	Leicester City FC	6
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester City FC	6

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Bellerin, Hector	Arsenal FC	0	7
Gallagher, Conor	West Bromwich Albion	0	6
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	1	5
Egan, John	Sheffield United FC	1	5
Hayden, Isaac	Newcastle United FC	0	6
McGinn, John	Aston Villa FC	0	5
Reid, Bobby	Fulham FC	0	5
Doucoure, Abdoulaye	Everton FC	0	5
Romeu, Oriol	Southampton FC	0	5
Dunk, Lewis	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	1	4
Phillips, Kalvin	Leeds United	0	5
Cash, Matty	Aston Villa FC	0	5
Evans, Jonny	Leicester City FC	0	5
Lundstram, John	Sheffield United FC	1	4
Kante, N`Golo	Chelsea FC	0	5
Milivojevic, Luka	Crystal Palace FC	1	4
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	0	4
Grealish, Jack	Aston Villa FC	0	4
Ward-Prowse, James	Southampton FC	0	4
Tielemans, Youri	Leicester City FC	0	4

Player	Team	Assists
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	11
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City FC	9
Grealish, Jack	Aston Villa FC	8
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	7
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	6
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	5
Ward-Prowse, James	Southampton FC	5
Robertson, Andrew	Liverpool FC	5
Cresswell, Aaron	West Ham United FC	5
Digne, Lucas	Everton FC	5
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	4
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	4
Werner, Timo	Chelsea FC	4
Adams, Che	Southampton FC	4
Harrison, Jack	Leeds United	4
Chilwell, Benjamin	Chelsea FC	4
McGinn, John	Aston Villa FC	4
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	3
Wilson, Callum	Newcastle United FC	3
Ings, Danny	Southampton FC	3