Leicester City fans will be hoping for some new signings this month to aid their fight for survival, but Juventus may have just dealt them a blow in the pursuit of two targets.
With 22 games gone, Leicester City are currently sitting in 19th place in the Premier League table with 14 points, after falling to defeat against Fulham over the weekend.
Leicester fans voiced their complaints towards Ruud van Nistelrooy during and after that game, although a clear majority back the Foxes boss to lead them to safety by the end of the season.
If that is to happen, though, the Dutchman surely needs to improve his squad, but he may end up being frustrated by other clubs swooping in and taking the players on his radar.
Juventus have added Lilian Brassier and Thomas Kristensen to their shopping list
Van Nistelrooy’s transfer plans this month simply have to involve reinforcing the leaky Leicester City defence, but Juventus look likely to disrupt those plans.
According to TuttoSport on Twitter/X, the Italian giants have now added both Lilian Brassier and Thomas Kristensen to their list of targets for the January window. Both players had been mooted with a possible move to Leicester recently.
Il Bianconero added that Juventus are looking to cover for the ACL injury to star defender Gleison Bremer, but have recently missed out on reported targets such as Ronald Araujo, Fikayo Tomori, and David Hancko.
Now, Juventus’ sporting director, Cristiano Giuntoli, has turned his attention to other options, with Brassier and Kristensen on their radar.
Brassier is currently on loan at Marseille from Brest, meaning Juventus would have to come to an agreement with both clubs to first of all interrupt the loan spell, and make a switch to Italy permanent.
Meanwhile, Kristensen is already in Italy, turning out for Udinese, where he is contracted until 2028.
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Leicester City have to sign a new defender if they want to avoid relegation
In truth, Leicester City need to improve in pretty much every area of the pitch, but the Foxes will have no hopes of staying up unless they stop conceding goals at the current rate.
The Leicester squad is lacking in real leaders and quality at the back, and while the addition of Woyo Coulibaly at full-back will help, it’s the middle of the defence that’s a real concern now.
Both Conor Coady and Jannick Vestergaard are simply not quick and fit enough to form the basis of a competent centre-half pairing, while Wout Faes looks destined to move on soon.
| Position | Team | Played MP | Won W | Drawn D | Lost L | For GF | Against GA | Diff GD | Points Pts |
| 17 |  WolvesWolves | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 48 | -17 | 16 |
| 18 |  IpswichIpswich | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 43 | -23 | 16 |
| 19 |  LeicesterLeicester | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 48 | -25 | 14 |
| 20 |  SouthamptonSouthampton | 22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 50 | -35 | 6 |
Fans will now be desperately hoping for more Leicester transfer news regarding the search for a new centre-back, and a signing will have to be made soon before the Foxes lose touch with their relegation rivals above them.