An “amazing” Leicester City The January transfer target is keen to join the club so he can play down the stretch Ruud van Nistelrooyaccording to a new report. The Dutchman begins his Leicester reign on Tuesday afternoon as the Foxes host West Ham at the King Power Stadium.
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This is Van Nistelrooy’s first permanent role in England as a manager and he will be hoping it goes as well as his temporary spell at Manchester United. The first task for Nistelrooy is to turn that form around as the club are winless in their last six games in all competitions.
The good news for the new Leicester manager is that January is not far away and he may already have his eye on a few players he would like to bring to the club. It has been reported that the The Foxes are interested in signing Valencia striker Diego Lopezas the young forward is considered a “fundamental pillar of their sporting work”.
Leicester have also been linked with a move for Hertha Berlin’s Ibrahim Maza in the past, and could be one they want to bring to the King Power Stadium in the new year. There are a number of Premier League clubs monitoring his situation and he could be available for around £17m. Van Nistelrooy’s arrival could help Leicester a lot in terms of transfers, and that already seems to be the case, with one target looking to join the club and play under the Dutchman.
Ferguson wants to sign for Leicester to play for Van Nistelrooy
According to Football Insider, Brighton’s Evan Ferguson wants to move to Leicester City as he wants to work under van Nistelrooy. The 20-year-old has been with the Seagulls since January 2021, but it has only been in the last two campaigns that he has really started to impress in the first team.
In the 2022/23 season, Ferguson, who has been described as “amazing» from his former teammate Alexis Mac Allister, he scored six goals in 19 league games. He followed that up by scoring six goals again last season in 27 Premier League games, but has struggled for regular minutes this season, starting just one of the eight league games he has appeared in.
A January loan move therefore appears to be on the cards and Leicester are keen to secure his services. That report now states that working under van Nistelrooy would be a “huge opportunity” to develop his game, and while there is still work to be done to complete a deal, Ferguson wants to make the move with the promise of increased playing time.
Leicester see the Republic of Ireland international as “pivotal” in their fight to stay in the league, but Brighton have yet to decide whether to accept loan offers in January. Ferguson is keen to stay in the Premier League if he does move and would welcome the chance to become a first-team player for the Foxes. Furthermore, he would love the chance to learn from van Nistelrooy, who knows what it takes to be a top striker in England.
