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Report: Burnley, Southampton and Leicester want free-agent with 44 caps

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Olympiacos star Omar Elabdellaoui could reportedly return to the Premier League with Sean Dyche, Brendan Rodgers and Ralph Hasenhuttl all interested.

Omar Elabdellaoui of Olympiacos looks on during the UEFA Europa League Group F match between Real Betis and Olympiacos at Estadio Benito Villamarin on November 29, 2018 in Seville, Spain.

Omar Elabdealloui’s expiring contract has not gone unnoticed, with SDNA reporting that Burnley, Southampton and Leicester City are all keen on the soon-to-be free-agent.

An experienced right-back who rose through the ranks at Manchester City and enjoyed a brief spell under Marco Silva at Hull could be heading back to England before you know it.

Elabdellaoui has spent the last six years in Greece with Olympiacos, winning three Super League titles. But with the Norway international yet to agree fresh terms with the Champions League regulars, his impending availability allegedly has clubs queuing up.

Southampton are in the market for a new right-back with Cedric Soares heading for the door. There is also no option-to-buy clause in the loan deal that saw Kyle Walker-Peters move to the St Mary’s from Tottenham in January.

Omar Elabdellaoui of Olympiacos FC runs with the ball during the UEFA Champions League group B match between Olympiacos FC and Bayern Muenchen at Karaiskakis Stadium on October 22, 2019 in...

Burnley, meanwhile, could turn to Elabdellaoui with 34-year-old Phil Bardsley facing an uncertain future at Turf Moor.

A move to Leicester, however, could see the one-time Feyenoord man fill a Ricardo Pereira-shaped hole in Brendan Rodgers’ XI with the Portuguese flyer set for a long spell on the sidelines with an ACL injury.

Omar Elabdellaoui of Olympiacos in action during the UEFA Europa League Group F match between Real Betis and Olympiacos at Estadio Benito Villamarin on November 29, 2018 in Seville, Spain.