Leicester City defender shock subject of Barcelona transfer interest

Leicester City may have to prepare for a summer approach from Spanish giants Barcelona as a new claim suggests that Foxes defender Wout Faes has entered their target list.

The club are preparing for life back in the Premier League, but it has been an up-and-down summer so far. First, manager Enzo Maresca left to join Chelsea before Steve Cooper was recruited in his place, and now City face the prospect of another raid as reward for winning promotion so convincingly.

Spanish publication Fichajes report that 27-time La Liga champions Barca, along with other top clubs, are now eyeing Faes. The 26-year-old caught their eye because of his “ability to read the game, his strength in duels and his ability to initiate plays from the back”.

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They cite these as similarities to club legend Carles Puyol – a player the Leicester man idolized throughout his youth.

“Puyol was also a player he looked up to and there was another he was compared to because of his hair,” his father told The Athletic in 2022, while the man himself confessed to having a line of the shirt of the central half. his childhood room.

These links involving the Belgium international will come as a shock, especially as he has an additional opportunity to prove his credentials on the international stage at Euro 2024. However, it is ultimately stated that the financial feasibility of a deal is likely not will suit Barca.

Leicester’s asking price – which is not entirely clear – is described as “a hurdle” for the Spanish outfit and Foxes supporters’ fears may therefore be allayed.

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