Leicester target deadline day move for Atalanta winger Jeremie Boga
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Leicester target deadline day move for Atalanta winger Jeremie Boga in a bid to kickstart their season… with the Ivorian in need of a fresh start after difficult start to life in Bergamo
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Leicester are pursuing a deal for Atalanta star Jeremie Boga and are ready to make an opening offer for the winger.
The Foxes are about to sell Dennis Praet to Torino for €8.5million (£7.3m) and want to invest 100 per cent of the money collected to aid their bid for the Ivorian winger, who has thrived in Serie A for many years.
Boga could now return to the Premier League after his brief experience in Chelsea should Atalanta entertain Leicester’s opening bid.
Jeremie Boga has struggled to settle with Atalanta and Leicester are now targeting a move
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Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers is keen to bolster his side before Thursday’s deadline
The African star is not considered a first choice by Gian Piero Gasperini and at the beginning of the year he was never viewed by his boss a suitable player for Atalanta.
Leicester’s former head of recruitment Lee Congerton is now in charge of things at Atalanta and Boga has emerged on the Foxes’ radar.
They have just sold Wesley Fofana to Chelsea for £70m and after a difficult start to the season, boss Brendan Rodgers is keen to invest.
Boga was bought to inherit Papu Gomez’s role – they have struggled since his absence to Sevilla – and position on the pitch but as the weeks went by Gasperini understood to having bought a totally different player than the Argentine and Boga has now been deemed a disposable asset.
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Boga was a revelation at Sassuolo but he has found opportunities harder to get at Atalanta
Therefore, the former Sassuolo winger may be in line for a change in environment to try and get regular minutes.
Boga left Sassuolo permanently in January 2022 where, in three and a half seasons, he had played 102 games and scored 18 goals.
With Atalanta there have not been many chances to show off, also due to a certain reluctance of Gasperini in wanting to adapt the team’s form to the characteristics of Boga.
In Bergamo he has made only 23 appearances and scored two goals.