Leicester boss Claude Puel has admitted striker Islam Slimani may have to leave the club this January transfer window to find regular game time according to Sky Sports.

“For Slimani, I cannot give all the ties about an individual player,” he said.

“I repeat, that since the beginning, that we have a lot of strikers. We need to make a good balance for the team, to give game time for all the players.

“We will see if some players can win some game time at other clubs but we have to discuss with these players.”

The Algeria international has started only one Premier League game since September scoring just five goals in all competitions this season.

The Foxes have no shortage of forwards with Jamie Vardy, Ullua, Kelechi Iheanacho and Ahmed Musa available.

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Besiktas are keen on signing the 29-year-old on a loan deal until the end of the season.

A source close to Besiktas, revealed to Turkish-Football that club president Fikret Orman and officials are in London holding talks with the representatives of Slimani and West Ham forward Chicharito.

The Black Eagles want to replace Cenk Tosun who joined Everton last Friday.

Slimani has been promised first-team football and the chance to compete in the Champions League Last 16 against Bayern Munich.

The former Sporting Lisbon man would be drafted in to spearhead the Istanbul giants attack along with Alvaro Negredo.

Besiktas are also involved in the Super Lig title race and have the chance to defend the championship for the third successive season.