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Leicester City news roundup: Premier League giants eye Jeremy Monga, Foxes want free-scoring striker & more

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Leicester City may face Brentford at the King Power Stadium tonight, but there is still plenty going on away from the pitch.

The Foxes host Brentford in a must-win clash as they look to avoid making it a 10th Premier League loss from 11 games.

James Justin is a doubt for the fixture after going off in the loss against Arsenal last weekend.

There is every chance that Leicester fans could continue to target Jon Rudkin in more protests.

But what has been going on over the last few days? Leicester City News has it all here for you.

Chelsea and Man City eying Leicester City wonderkid

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Jeremy Monga is a young talent that everyone at Leicester is excited by.

Monga, who still can’t sign a professional deal as he is yet to turn 17, has made waves in the Under-21s squad as a 15-year-old.

The winger is one of two Leicester youngsters in the squad to face Manchester United in the FA Cup Fourth Round.

There is plenty of interest in Monga and according to reports, Chelsea and Manchester City are keeping tabs on the star.

Leicester City missed out on Armando Broja signing

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All season long, it’s been evident that Leicester failed to bring in a striker capable of challenging Jamie Vardy.

Patson Daka is expected to be sold after failing to cut it for a number of years whilst the sale of Tom Cannon to Sheffield United left the Foxes lacking in options.

Odsonne Edouard is still at the club but hasn’t made an appearance since 10 November. That’s not due to injury – Ruud van Nistelrooy really doesn’t rate him.

It turns out though that Leicester never wanted him – even when Steve Cooper was in charge.

Armando Broja was in fact the first choice but the Albanian picked Everton instead, leaving the Foxes scrambling around before signing Edouard on deadline day in the summer.

Leicester City want Franculino Gluda Dju

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Strikers are all the talk at Leicester at the moment and it appears that they will once again try and find the long-term replacement for Vardy.

The new name on the block if FC Midtjylland’s Franculino Gluda Dju.

A Guinea-Bissau international, Dju was the highest scoring teenager in Europe last season, according to the Danish side, with 17 goals in all competitions.

He already has 15 goal contributions from 26 appearances in the 2024/25 campaign and looks like he could be a future star.