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Leicester and Leeds United mooted as destinations for teenage winger who models his game on Neymar

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Leicester City secured a much-needed three points against Tottenham Hotspur on the weekend to lift themselves out of the relegation zone.

Leicester went into the game on a seven-game losing streak, so naturally, there was very little expectation.

But Ruud van Nistelrooy’s men produced their best away performance of the season, with Jamie Vardy and Bilal El Khannouss on the scoresheet.

Position Team Played MP Won W Drawn D Lost L For GF Against GA Diff GD Points Pts
15 TottenhamTottenham23 7 3 13 46 37 9 24
16 EvertonEverton22 5 8 9 19 28 -9 23
17 LeicesterLeicester23 4 5 14 25 49 -24 17
18 WolvesWolves23 4 4 15 32 52 -20 16
19 IpswichIpswich23 3 7 13 21 47 -26 16

Now, the focus will turn to making a couple of additions before the deadline on February 3rd, and it’s understood the club are looking at a number of deals.

AC Milan’s Strahinja Pavlovic has been linked to Leicester whilst there’s also been talk of young French winger Cyriaque Irie.

Now, a fresh rumour has just emerged, as City are named as a potential suitor for a talented wide player on the continent.

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Leicester and Leeds linked to Adam Daghim

According to the Daily Mail, Leicester City are a possible destination for RB Salzburg winger Adam Daghim.

Championship promotion hopefuls Leeds United have also been mooted as a potential suitor after his productive season in Austria.

The jet-heeled attacker, who only turned 19 in September, has netted four times and is a regular in their Champions League campaign.

Daghim can operate on either flank and even as a centre-forward, so clearly, he’d plug a lot of gaps in Van Nistelrooy’s squad.

Though, it remains to be seen if the deal is even feasible for the cash-strapped Foxes, with Salzburg likely to hold out for a pretty substantial fee.

Daghim models his game on Neymar

Speaking after renewing his deal last year, Daghim explained that he draws inspiration from Neymar and Erling Haaland.

“I really like Neymar, and Erling Haaland is my big idol,” the Denmark youth international told Salzburg’s website.

“He scores loads of goals, and you can’t do the job any better than he does.’

Daghim is quite unique winger as he stands at 6ft 2 inches tall, so clearly there’s scope for him to develop into a specialist number nine.