Steve Cooper reveals Leicester City’s transfer hopes with more to follow on potential Matias Soule deal

Steve Cooper is set to add “a few new faces” to Leicester City to boost the current squad.

The City boss has already welcomed four signings to the King Power Stadium this summer and insists the club are working on more offers. Cooper wants more than one or two recruits, knowing that transfer activity can boost the team’s morale even more.

An attacking midfielder is a priority, with City targeting Juventus’ young Argentine star Matias Soule. Reports in Italy insist the 21-year-old prefers a move to Rome, but money talks and Juventus could push Soule to City if their offer is the best.

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A move to City, Roma or fellow suitor West Ham is not imminent though. Soule is currently in Germany for Juventus’ pre-season training camp.

Beyond that deal, a new striker and a new full-back are likely to be targeted, with another central midfielder and another winger in the spotlight after that. To make room and make cash, sales will also be needed.

“We’re really hungry to get down to work at Seagrave and keep building,” Cooper said after City’s training camp in France ended at the weekend. “Hopefully we can add some new faces, which I know the club is trying to do and is working with a lot. That will give the boys a boost too. We’ve had two really good weeks, but we have to make sure that next week is even better.”

City will step up their Premier League preparations this week with two more matches. They beat Villarreal 2-1 in a 120-minute game at Evian at the weekend, but now prepare for their first two pre-season friendlies in front of their supporters, with a trip to Shrewsbury on Tuesday night followed by a meeting with Serie A B. Friday with Palermo in Chesterfield.

The matches allow fans to get an insight into Cooper’s plans. The new coach believes that Villarreal’s victory showed that his ideas are already being put into practice.

He told the club: “Obviously it’s nice to win, winning is a good habit, but it’s not the be all and end all, results, in pre-season. They (the players) have been excellent with their commitment, they’ve been excellent in training and what you’ve seen in the game, really trying to pick up ideas, which is obviously what we need.

“We know we’re starting from a good place because of what happened last year, but at the same time we have to build to get ready for the Premier League. It’s something I’ve talked about a lot in preparation for the Premier League.

“We played really good stuff and also with our ideas, which is the most important thing. There were one or two things that didn’t go well at all, and that’s fine, but that’s how you learn and improve. You have to look at those things and talk about them for the future.

“It was a very good week, with minutes on my feet and ideas in my head. We’re coming back to a better place than when we left, that’s for sure.”

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