Leicester leading Tottenham in race to sign £13m player who’s dominating Serie A

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Leicester are going through their worst spell since the beginning of the 2022/23 relegation campaign when Brendan Rodgers was in charge.

Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side have lost five games on the bounce and reside firmly in the relegation zone.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
17	WolvesWolves	20	4	4	12	31	45	-14	16
18	IpswichIpswich	20	3	7	10	20	35	-15	16
19	LeicesterLeicester	20	3	5	12	23	44	-21	14
20	SouthamptonSouthampton	20	1	3	16	12	44	-32	6

Leicester lost 2-1 to Aston Villa on the weekend as yet another James Justin error undone all of their hard work.

Right-back is an area City certainly need to strengthen and Southampton’s Kyle Walker-Peters is being linked to the King Power Stadium.

A centre-back is also needed and with that said, Leicester are now in pole position to land a promising Denmark international ahead of Tottenham Hotspur.

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Leicester leading race to sign Thomas Kristensen

According to Messaggero Veneto, Leicester City are tracking Udinese centre-back Thomas Kristensen this month.

The report claims that the Italian side are expecting January departures and Kristensen is a man in demand.

Leicester face competition from Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur whilst German giants Bayer Leverkusen are also interested.

However, it’s understood that The Foxes are currently leading the race for his signature and are willing to meet his £13m valuation.

Kristensen, who turns 23 this month, has forced his way into Udinese’s starting 11 lately and his statistics evince exactly why Leicester are so keen to sign him.

Kristensen dominating Serie A

According to FBref data, Kristensen ranks in the top 13 per cent in Europe for aeriel duels won per 90 compared to his positional peers.

The 6ft 6 giant dominates in the air and as reflected by his underlying data, he’d be an upgrade on his fellow countryman Jannik Vestergaard in terms of playing out from the back.

Van Nistelrooy’s style requires his defenders to be comfortable on the ball and Kristensen is certainly that, so he seems a natural fit.