Leicester City eye Youri Tielemans replacement as club issue midfielder statement

Good morning, City fans! Here are your latest Leicester City headlines ahead of tonight's trip to Chelsea.

Leicester City are "interested" in signing Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar to replace Youri Tielemans, according to reports.

The 23-year-old was previously on the radar of Arsenal, with reports as recently as March linking the Gunners with a "return" for the Frenchman in the summer transfer window. According to a report from L'Equipe, corroborated by respected journalists Nabil Djellit and Ekrem Konur, Leicester "want" Aouar as a replacement for Tielemans, whose departure seems as inevitable as ever.

Aouar has played played 214 games for Lyon since his breakthrough in 2016-17, scoring 39 goals from midfield. His composure and technique on the ball have made him stand out as one of the best central midfield prospects of his generation.

Leicester City have issued a statement after midfielder Papy Mendy made a social media post which appeared to show support to Idrissa Gueye.

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Gueye is said to have refused to play in a match in which his team wore a rainbow symbol in support of LGBTQ+ rights.

In a post on his Instagram Story, which has now been deleted, Mendy posted a picture of Gueye with the caption 'De tout cœur avec toi', which roughly translates to "My heart is with you".

Chelsea could be without as many as five players when they welcome Leicester City to Stamford Bridge on Thursday (May 19).

Timo Werner, Mateo Kovacic and Callum Hudson-Odoi will all miss out, while Kai Havertz faces a late fitness test on his hamstring problem.

Blues boss Thomas Tuchel has admitted he does not know whether defender Andreas Christensen will be involved against Leicester. The Dane ruled himself out of