Fabrizio Romano reports that Leicester City are hoping to complete a deal for Stephy Mavididi today, with negotiations very advanced.
Personal terms are already on the verge of being agreed, and Montpellier are in direct contact with Leicester to finalise the transfer.
25-year-old Mavididi spent more than seven years with Arsenal as a youth player, before leaving for Juventus in 2018.
After a couple of seasons playing for Juventus’ second team and one debut appearance in Serie A, the striker moved on to Ligue 1, playing for Dijon and then Montpellier.
But there have long been rumours of a return to England. Last summer, L’Equipe reported that Mavididi had asked to leave Montpellier, and he was hoping to return to the Premier League.
At the time, the likes of West Ham United, Brighton and Hove Albion, Southampton, and Everton all reportedly made contact over a potential move.
Unfortunately, the forward then picked up an injured in early August, and he didn’t return to action until after the transfer window closed.
It was a disrupted season for Mavididi, who played just over 1,300 minutes in all competitions, directly contributing to six goals.
As well as centre-forward, Mavididi is capable of playing on both wings, and he was most often used on the left with Montpellier.
With Leicester City dropping down to the Championship but surely among the favourites to bounce back up to the English top-flight, perhaps they could be the perfect club to get Mavididi a consistent run of games and an eventual return to the Premier League.
