Brendan Rodgers reportedly wanted Olympiakos flyer Omar Elabdellaoui at Celtic – could they finally work together in the Premier League with Leicester City?
Leicester City will have a scout at Thursday night’s Europa League clash between Olympiakos and Arsenal, according to Fos Online, with Omar Elabdellaoui the object of their affections.
A former Manchester City and Hull right-back has been linked with a return to the Premier League plenty of times over the years and, with the summer transfer window not too far away, the Norway international has made a return to the gossip columns.
According to reports on the continent, high-flying Leicester are big admirers of Elabdellaoui. They will send scouts to Greece in order to see how he does against Premier League opposition in the shape of Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal.
The 28-year-old has enjoyed a fine season at Olympiakos and he is the epitome of the modern day full-back, equally comfortable defending one-on-one as he is flying forward to provide support in attack.
It is that swashbuckling style which will appeal to Brendan Rodgers, whose Leicester side rely so heavily on their wide players in the final third. It speaks volumes that, in recent clashes against Wolves and Aston Villa, The Foxes looked blunt and short of ideas up against five-man defences who restricted space on the flanks for the likes of Ben Chilwell and Ricardo Pereira to wreak havoc.
Rodgers was interested in bringing Elabdellaoui to Celtic in January 2019 with the Scottish Sun linking The Hoops with a £4 million switch.
It seems that the Irish tactician has retained his admiration for a Scandinavian ace, with Elabdellaoui due to become a free agent in July.
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