Leicester City have a chance to right and wrong and now get a deal for a summer transfer target over the line.
The Foxes made nine additions to their squad during the 2024 summer transfer window in a bid to avoid a relegation scrap this time around.
Facundo Buonanotte can join an exclusive Premier League club vs Nottingham Forest on Friday and has been a revelation since he moved to the King Power Stadium on a season-long loan from Brighton and Hove Albion.
Elsewhere, Leicester fans heaped praise on Abdul Fatawu following his superb start to 2024/25 after returning to the club on a permanent basis.
While some of the signings brought to the Midlands have shone, fans were no doubt upset at the fact their club missed out on a few big names.
Adam Hlozek was linked to Leicester but he instead completed a move to Hoffenheim. The Foxes’ move for Wilfried Zaha hit a snag as well, while a big move for Santiago Gimenez failed to come to pass.
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Leicester City handed chance to sign Mostafa Mohamed
Another player Leicester missed out on over the summer was striker Mostafa Mohamed.
The 26-year-old is currently on the books of Nantes and the Foxes were one of the sides who looked to sign him in the most recent transfer window.
Now, information emerging from Sportune [via Sport Witness] has given Leicester a boost in their potential pursuit of the forward.
It is claimed that Nantes are struggling financially, meaning they may be forced to make some unwanted decisions on the transfer front, opening the door for Mohamed to be sold.
In a further boost to Leicester, the Egypt international recently changed agents, joining the UK-based CAA Base, who also represent current Leicester star Caleb Okoli and ex-Fox, James Maddison.
The report speculates that this link to Leicester via their current and former player as well as Nantes potentially needing to move some players on to ease their financial burden could help Steve Cooper’s side get a move over the line.
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Mostafa Mohamed can be perfect addition for Leicester City
Mohamed has 20 goals from Nantes since joining in the summer of 2023 and would add some much-needed firepower to Leicester’s attack.
Former Ismaily head coach and Turkey national team advisor Muhsin Ertugral previously heaped praise on the striker, as per King Fut, labeling him ‘very dangerous’.
He said: “There’s a lot of expectations on Mostafa. There are a lot of professional and disciplined players at Zamalek, it’s a big club that’s why he’s used to this kind of pressure.
“He’s a top goal scorer and is very dangerous in the penalty area. He’s an influential player, he follows the game really well and is very good in the air.
At present, centre-forward is one of the weakest departments at the King Power.
Jordan Ayew has disappointed since his Leicester arrival, though he did finally score in the win over Southampton last weekend.
Odsonne Edouard has also underperformed following his loan from Crystal Palace but the potential arrival of Mohamed in January could give Cooper’s forward line a big boost.