The Leicester City man is said to be eager for more game time, with Aston Villa and Sheffield United seemingly happy to oblige.
Aston Villa and Sheffield United have asked about signing Leicester City striker Leonardo Ulloa, the Daily Mail reports [live blog entry 15:15].
Both Aston Villa and Sheffield United – who play one another this weekend – are expected to add to their forward lines in January, after losing touch with the Championship’s automatic promotion places in recent weeks.
Ulloa is one of six specialist strikers in Leicester’s squad – alongside Jamie Vardy, Shinji Okazaki, Kelechi Iheanacho, Islam Slimani and Ahmed Musa – and is said to be eager for more game time, having only played 12 minutes of Premier League football this season.
However, it is claimed the Argentine likely to stay put nonetheless, with Leicester manager Claude Puel keen to keep him as cover.
According to Transfermarkt, Ulloa – who experienced the Championship play-offs on two occasions with Brighton & Hove Albion – cost Leicester £9.11 million three and a half years ago.
Could Aston Villa or Sheffield United get their hands on Ulloa in January?
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