Desperate Man Utd ask Leicester about shock loan transfer for flop Islam Slimani to replace injured Marcus Rashford
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LEICESTER have reportedly told Manchester United to pay £4million to complete a shock loan swoop for Islam Slimani.
An injury to Marcus Rashford has left Ole Gunnar Solskjaer desperate for reinforcements with a new midfielder also needed.
With the striker out for six weeks due to a stress fracture in his back and teenage reserve Mason Greenwood rarely trusted with a start, Slimani has emerged as a contender to fill in.
claim the Leicester man, currently on loan at Monaco, has been the subject of an enquiry from Old Trafford.
The 31-year-old has scored just once in two months despite a promising start to life in Ligue 1.
Leicester initially signed Slimani for £28million on deadline day in August 2016 but he struggled to make an impact.
After 18 months in the Foxes team, the Algerian was loaned out to Newcastle and Fenerbahce before his current stint in Monaco.
Yet, when pressed on a potential loan deal to the end of the season, Brendan Rodgers' side reportedly demanded £4m.
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Midfielders Bruno Fernandes and Inter Milan's Matias Vecino do not look likely to move to United following recent bids.
SunSport understand the bid for the Sporting CP star to have collapsed with attention turning on Birmingham's £30m teenager Jude Bellingham.
Moussa Dembele of Lyon and Inter's Lautaro Martinez are other names linked as a January move for a big name appears nigh-on impossible to pull off.
That has generated rumours of a mad swoop for veteran former striker Carlos Tevez, now at Boca Juniors.