Report: Inter Milan interested in Leicester City defender Yohan Benalouane

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Leicester City defender Yohan Benalouane is reportedly a target for Italian giants Inter Milan.

As the Daily Star reports, Leicester City manager Claude Puel is ready to sanction the sales of Yohan Benalouane, Islam Slimani and Leonardo Ulloa when the transfer window reopens.

Strikers Slimani and Ulloa are likely to interest several goal-shy Premier League clubs, but Benalouane is more of an unknown in England having only made 11 top-flight starts for the Foxes.

However, Leicester may find a shock buyer in the form of Italian giants Inter Milan, according to The Sun.

The Sun understands that Inter want the defender as cover for Zinho Vanheusden, who requires knee surgery.

Benalouane has previously played in Serie A for Cesena, Parma, Atalanta and Fiorentina, so Inter have seen enough of the 30-year-old to know that he can do a job in their pursuit of Napoli.

Inter are only two points behind the league leaders, so Benalouane could find himself in the strange position of swapping the sidelines at the King Power Stadium to a championship challenge at the San Siro.

Benalouane missed out on Leicester’s Premier League triumph when he was sent on loan to Fiorentina for the second half of the 2015-16 campaign, but might get his title moment yet.