Leicester City join race to sign in-demand international midfielder, West Ham also interested

Leicester City has joined the race to sign the in-demand Trabzonspor defensive midfield Okay Yokuslu.

The Foxes are the latest in a long line of clubs interested in the Turkey international. Recently we reported that West Brom, West Ham and Sevilla are all interested in Yokuslu’s signature at the end of the season.

A source close to the Black Sea based club has revealed to Turkish-Football that Leicester City has enquired about the availability of the midfielder.

Trabzonspor are willing to offload their star man this summer but only for the right price. The Turkish Super Lig club are hoping to hold out for a bid in the region of £8 million.

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Yokuslu scored during the Turkey national team’s 2-2 draw against Montenegro on Tuesday evening. The 21-year-old has been in impressive form for Trabzonspor this season and is currently rated as the fourth best player in the league according to Whoscored.

Leicester City are back in action this weekend when they take on Brighton in the Premier League.