Report: Leicester City want Celtic defender Kristoffer Ajer

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Celtic defender Kristoffer Ajer is reportedly on the radar of Leicester City.

According to The Sun on Sunday (print edition, page 61, November 3, 2019), Leicester City are interested in signing Kristoffer Ajer from Celtic in the summer of 2020.

It has been reported by the British tabloid that Leicester are planning to make a £20 million move for Ajer at the end of the season.

The report has claimed that Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers, who worked with Ajer at Celtic, has identified the 21-year-old central defender as a long-term replacement for Jonny Evans – who joined the Foxes from West Bromwich Albion in the summer of 2018 for a transfer fee reported by BBC Sport to be worth £3.5 million.

Good signing for Leicester City?

Ajer is a very good and promising young central defender who can also operate as a defensive midfielder.

The Norway international defender has progressed well at the Hoops, and he would be a very good long-term signing for Leicester in the Premier League.

Celtic are aiming to win the domestic treble in Scotland yet again this season, while Leicester are looking to finish in the top four of the Premier League table.