Torino are unlikely to stand in Nicolas Nkoulou’s way if the reported Leicester City target is offered an escape route out of the Serie A in January, according to Calciomercato.
Few expected the Foxes to be sitting pretty at the top of the table heading into the international break. And, with a second Premier League title in the space of five years starting to look a possibility, the winter window offers a chance for Brendan Rodgers to add extra quality to his already impressive squad.
And another defender would be well received.
Caglar Soyuncu and Jonny Evans have both suffered injury problems this term and, with Wes Morgan now 36, Leicester look short at the back.
Wilfred Ndidi, the defensive midfielder who dropped in at centre-half earlier in the campaign, is also stuck on the sidelines.
As a result, the availability of 30-year-old Nkoulou is unlikely to go unnoticed at the King Power.
Tuttosport claims the former Monaco, Marseille and Lyon stopper was a target for Leicester during the summer and, with Torino failing to extend a contract that expires in July, a winter exit looks likely.
Calciomercato reports the Granata would welcome offers as they look to avoid losing a key player for free.
Nkoulou is hardly the ‘typical’ signing for a club that prioritises potential but a player with his experience (he has 75 caps for the Cameroon national team) could prove invaluable inside and outside the dressing room.
The French speaker should also form a fine partnership with teen sensation Wesley Fofana, at least on paper.
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