Christian Eriksen to Leicester City - 'Contact' made as decision expected 'soon', Tottenham stance

Leicester City are expected to make moves in the transfer window this summer as Brendan Rodgers looks to add to his squad over the next few weeks.

Given the uncertainty over the future of Youri Tielemans as well as Boubakary Soumare struggling in his first season in English football, central midfield is expected to be a priority for the club in the summer window. It's an area Rodgers said that he would like to bring in 'at least two' new players before the end of the summer.

That has led to links to players in that area including Ibrahim Sangare and New Zealand international Matt Garbett. Another midfielder to be linked with a summer move to the King Power Stadium is Brentford’s Christian Eriksen. The Denmark international is available on a free transfer after signing a six-month deal with the Bees back in January.

His return to football has been one of the feel-good stories of the year, and his performances for Brentford have caught the eye. City have been linked with the midfielder since Rodgers showed an interest when the player was at Inter Milan back in January 2020.

Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has said City are ‘really interested’ in making a move for Eriksen in the summer window. But they are not the only club said to have approached the Danish international

With that in mind, here is all we know about City’s interest in the former Tottenham man as the transfer race for the 30-year-old.

As reported by football.london, City are one of eight clubs to have made contact with Eriksen over a potential summer transfer. Tottenham, Manchester United, Everton, Newcastle United, West Ham, Ajax and an unnamed Spanish club have contacted the player according to the report.

Brentford are also keen to extend the player's