Leicester City want Matt O’Riley and have sent scout Sean St Ledger to watch the Celtic playmaker in Champions League action against RB Leipzig.
The Foxes are having a real struggle this season.
Brendan Rodgers has claimed just one win in the first 10 Premier League games this season, drawing twice and losing seven times.
After a dismal summer transfer window, Leicester look to be in real trouble and Rodgers is fighting for this job.
Rodgers will surely want some backing in the January transfer window and he seemingly fancies raiding Celtic to bolster his squad.
Leicester City want Matt O’Riley
The Scottish Daily Mail (back page, 18/10) report that Leicester are ramping up their interest in Celtic playmaker O’Riley.
It’s stated that Leicester sent scout Sean St Ledger to Celtic Park last week in order to watch O’Riley in action against RB Leipzig.
Leicester are seemingly watching O’Riley very closely ahead of trying to tempt Celtic into a January deal.
This is a similar approach Newcastle United are taking.
The Sun claim that Newcastle were scouting O’Riley in action against Leipzig too as they look to win the race.
O’Riley has told Tipsbladet in Denmark that both Leicester and Newcastle want him, so these updates in recent days certainly back that up.
Newcastle may well have more money to spend than Leicester come January though, and that has to be a concern for the Foxes.
O’Riley was a target for Rodgers at Celtic in January 2019 but no deal was done and the Northern Irishman will now hope to finally work with the playmaker.
Signed from MK Dons in January, O’Riley has racked up four goals and seven assists in 34 outings for Celtic.
A technically-gifted playmaker who has made a real difference in the final third but is now showing his quality in a deeper role, O’Riley looks destined for the Premier League one day.
Celtic just have to hope that day is a long way off yet.
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