Report: Leicester City in talks with Sassuolo over Francesco Acerbi

Leicester City are in touch with Serie A side Sassuolo in a bid to secure the signature of Italy defender Francesco Acerbi, according to reports.

By Giuseppe Labellarte, Reporter | 29 December 2016

Leicester City have made an approach for Sassuolo defender Francesco Acerbi, according to reports.

The Foxes are currently 16th in the Premier League table, three points above the bottom three, and it is widely thought that boss Claudio Ranieri wants to boost his defensive options.

According to Sky Sports News, Leicester have contacted the Serie A club for permission to speak with the twice-capped Italy international.

However, the Premier League champions could face competition from Inter Milan, who are thought to have renewed their interest in Acerbi after having bids for him rejected during the summer.

The 28-year-old, said to be valued in the region of £11m, has made over 100 appearances for Sassuolo and helped them finish sixth last season to secure European football.

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	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
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2	Leicester City Leicester	42	28	4	10	79	38	41	88
3	Leeds United Leeds	43	26	9	8	76	34	42	87
4	Southampton	42	25	9	8	84	54	30	84
5	West Bromwich Albion West Brom	43	20	12	11	66	42	24	72
6	Norwich City Norwich	43	21	8	14	76	60	16	71
7	Hull City	42	18	11	13	62	54	8	65
8	Coventry City Coventry	42	17	12	13	66	52	14	63
9	Middlesbrough	43	18	9	16	61	56	5	63
10	Preston North End Preston	43	18	9	16	56	60	-4	63
11	Cardiff City Cardiff	43	18	5	20	48	60	-12	59
12	Bristol City	43	16	10	17	50	46	4	58
13	Sunderland	43	16	8	19	52	50	2	56
14	Swansea City Swansea	43	14	11	18	53	62	-9	53
15	Watford	43	12	16	15	59	58	1	52
16	Millwall	43	13	11	19	42	55	-13	50
17	Blackburn Rovers Blackburn	43	13	10	20	57	71	-14	49
18	Plymouth Argyle Plymouth	43	12	12	19	58	66	-8	48
19	Queens Park Rangers QPR	43	12	11	20	40	57	-17	47
20	Stoke City Stoke	43	12	11	20	41	60	-19	47
21	Birmingham City Birmingham	43	12	9	22	48	64	-16	45
22	Huddersfield Town Huddersfield	43	9	17	17	47	70	-23	44
23	Sheffield Wednesday Sheff Weds	43	12	8	23	36	67	-31	44
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