Leicester City rival Everton for Moroccan midfielder and son of NBA star

Leicester City are keen on Morocco international Amir Richardson, according to claims in France. City, Everton and Udinese are the three teams leading the chase for the 22-year-old Reims midfielder, reports L’Equipe.

Although Richardson has three years left on his contract at the Ligue 1 club, he is said to be considering his future after getting just 14 starts last season.

Richardson has a €10m (£8.5m) release clause, but this has so far been deemed too high by those interested. Strasbourg even pulled out of the race because of it.

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The son of former New York Knicks basketball star Michael Ray Richardson, and at 6ft 5in himself, the defensive midfielder certainly has an interesting profile. He appears to be a good ball carrier and is naturally strong in the air.

Last season, he was named in the Ligue 2 team of the season after helping Le Havre to the second-tier title, and now he’s also having a campaign of top-flight football, even if he didn’t start. regularly. What might help his cause is that future Reims manager Luka Elsner was his boss at Le Havre.

If City were to make a move for Richardson, they wouldn’t see much of him in pre-season. He has been selected in Morocco’s squad for the Paris Olympics, which runs from July 24 to August 10.

City are short of midfielders following the departure of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, but they are the attacking options they badly need in the center of the park at the moment. As things stand, Steve Cooper has three senior central midfielders to work with in Harry Winks, Hamza Choudhury and Boubakary Soumare.

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