Claudio Ranieri is reportedly hoping to reunite with his Leicester City heroes Danny Simpson and Shinji Okazaki at Premier League strugglers Fulham.
Since Claudio Ranieri took over at Fulham manager in November, the veteran Italian has been linked with a whole host of his Leicester City title winners.
Ranieri faces a big challenge keeping The Cottagers in the Premier League – and what better way to achieve the feet than by reuniting with a number of players who exceeded all expectations and pulled off a miracle just two-and-a-half years ago, leading the un-fancied Foxes to their first-ever top flight title.
TEAMtalk claim that the former Chelsea and Roma boss is keen to bring Danny Simpson and Shinji Okazaki to Craven Cottage in the New Year. And, fortunately for Ranieri, the Leicester duo could both be made available in January.
The Mirror claims that Leicester boss Claude Puel is set to listen to offers for a number of the club’s immortals with Simpson and Okazaki, who are both out of contract next summer, expected to be given the green light to go.
And don’t expect Ranieri to wait around.
Simpson was Leicester’s first-choice right-back in their unforgettable 2016/17 campaign and would offer Premier League experience in the place of Ryan Christie at Fulham, while Okazaki’s work rate and link play could help get the best out of Alexander Mitrovic.
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