Leicester's £25m bid for Islam Slimani turned down by Sporting Lisbon - Sky sources
Wednesday 31 August 2016 08:18, UK
Leicester have had a £25m bid for Islam Slimani turned down by Sporting Lisbon, according to Sky sources.
The Portuguese side rejected the bid in the early hours of Tuesday morning - they want £34m for the striker.
Sky Sports News HQ understands the Algeria international is keen on moving to the Premier League champions, who look set to sign his Sporting team-mate Adrien Silva.
Slimani scored 27 times for the Lisbon club last season.
West Bromwich Albion are monitoring the situation and may yet put in a bid of their own.
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Slimani, 28, scored twice for Algeria at the 2014 World Cup. He joined Sporting in 2013 and has made over 100 appearances for the club.
Sporting have already brought in a possible replacement for Slimani by signing Bas Dost from Wolfsburg for an undisclosed fee.
The 27-year-old, who joined the Wolves from Heerenveen in 2012 and scored 36 goals in 85 Bundesliga appearances, made his final appearance for the German club in their 2-0 win at Augsburg on Saturday.
