Arsenal are also reportedly interested in the defender but the Foxes are ahead of them in the race.
The Foxes have had a stunning start to the season and are on course to get into the top four. Caglar Soyuncu has become one of Leicester’s most improved players this term, and next to him, Jonny Evans has been incredibly consistent as well.
However, an injury to either of them would expose Leicester at the back. Rodgers’ only other choices in the heart of his defence are veteran defender Wes Morgan and inexperienced youngster Filip Benkovic. To avoid that, the Foxes boss is reportedly on the market for a new centre-half and Rugani tops his list.
The Italian is Maurizio Sarri’s fifth-choice defender at Turin at the moment having started just thrice in all competitions this season. The report claims that he is on the verge of an exit and Leicester already have a contract offer in place for him.
The Foxes are willing to pay £3.4 million per season for his services should he decide to make the switch to the King Power and his transfer fee shouldn’t really be much of an issue either. Juventus are prepared to let him leave for as little as £21 million which is just a quarter of what Leicester received for Harry Maguire in the summer.
New Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is also said to be interested in Rugani after Calum Chambers went off with a knee problem against Chelsea. The former Southampton man is said to be out for a while which forces the Gunners into the transfer market.
However, if the report is anything to go by, Rodgers’ side are in a much better position to land the Italian by the end of this month.
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