Whilst the summer transfer window has only just closed, Leicester City will already have an eye on the January window.
Steve Cooper welcomed nine signings in the summer, with the likes of Oliver Skipp, Bilal El Khannous and Jordan Ayew all joining Leicester City.
It is fair to say that those players have had varying levels of success at Leicester so far, but one has been key in the shape of Facundo Buonanotte.
The man on loan from Brighton scored the only goal of the game as Leicester picked up a first league win of the season against Bournemouth last time out to take the Foxes to 15th.
Juventus scouting Leicester City’s Wout Faes
Another player who impressed against Bournemouth was defender Wout Faes and the Belgian is said to be on the radar of one of Europe’s biggest clubs.
Faes was instrumental as Leicester kept a first Premier League clean sheet of the campaign before joining up with Belgium for international fixtures against Italy and France in the UEFA Nations League.
According to Italian publication La Gazzetta dello Sport via Football Italia, Juventus director Cristiano Giuntoli will be present at Belgium’s game against Italy in Rome on Thursday night, with Faes one of four players the Juve chief will be scouting.
According to the newspaper, Giuntoli will be paying particular attention to Lois Openda, Dodi Lukebakio, Zeno Deblast and Faes, with Juventus ‘monitoring’ the Leicester man as a possible replacement for the injured Gleison Bremer.
Leicester City cannot afford to lose Faes
Faes is a divisive figure, with his nonchalant style sometimes considered too relaxed.
The 26-year-old is susceptible to mistakes, but has started to form a very decent partnership with summer signing Caleb Okoli who could line up for Italy on Thursday night.
- READ MORE: Leicester City ace did one thing more than any other Premier League player in AFC Bournemouth win
Okoli has bags of potential, but Faes is currently Leicester’s best centre-back and has started to become a real leader at the heart of the defence.
Cooper knows his hopes of keeping the Foxes in the Premier League will depend heavily on Faes being available and Leicester can therefore not sell the defender under any circumstances in January.