Leicester City 'in pole position to sign Hatem Ben Arfa'

Premier League champions Leicester City reportedly emerge as the frontrunners to sign free agent Hatem Ben Arfa this summer.

By Barney Corkhill, Editor | 29 June 2016

Leicester City are reportedly leading the race to sign free agent Hatem Ben Arfa this summer.

The 29-year-old suffered a miserable stay in England with Newcastle United and Hull City, but enjoyed a career revival by helping Nice to a fourth-place finish in Ligue 1 last season.

His contract with the French outfit expired at the end of the campaign, though, and his availability on a free transfer has made him one of the most sought-after players in Europe.

Reports yesterday suggested that Sevilla were on the verge of completing a deal to sign the playmaker, but Canal+ now reports that Premier League champions Leicester are in pole position for his signature.

Ben Arfa is thought to be keen on a move to Paris Saint-Germain, although the French champions are yet to make a formal bid for the player.

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	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
P	Leicester City Leicester	44	30	4	10	86	39	47	94
2	Leeds United Leeds	45	27	9	9	80	41	39	90
3	Ipswich Town Ipswich	44	26	12	6	88	56	32	90
4	Southampton	45	25	9	11	85	62	23	84
5	Norwich City Norwich	45	21	10	14	79	63	16	73
6	West Bromwich Albion West Brom	45	20	12	13	67	47	20	72
7	Hull City	45	19	13	13	68	59	9	70
8	Middlesbrough	45	19	9	17	68	61	7	66
9	Coventry City Coventry	44	17	13	14	68	55	13	64
10	Preston North End Preston	44	18	9	17	56	61	-5	63
11	Bristol City	45	17	11	17	53	47	6	62
12	Cardiff City Cardiff	45	19	5	21	51	65	-14	62
13	Swansea City Swansea	45	15	12	18	59	64	-5	57
14	Watford	45	13	17	15	60	58	2	56
15	Sunderland	45	16	8	21	52	52	0	56
16	Millwall	45	15	11	19	44	55	-11	56
17	Queens Park Rangers QPR	45	14	11	20	45	57	-12	53
18	Stoke City Stoke	45	14	11	20	45	60	-15	53
19	Blackburn Rovers Blackburn	45	13	11	21	58	74	-16	50
20	Sheffield Wednesday Sheff Weds	45	14	8	23	42	68	-26	50
21	Plymouth Argyle Plymouth	45	12	12	21	58	70	-12	48
22	Birmingham City Birmingham	45	12	11	22	49	65	-16	47
23	Huddersfield Town Huddersfield	45	9	18	18	48	75	-27	45
R	Rotherham United Rotherham	45	4	12	29	32	87	-55	24