Leicester City and Southampton put Swansea’s Modou Barrow on radar for January
First Gambian to play in the Premier League is up for grabs thanks to a £15million buy-out clause in winger's contract
SWANSEA's £15million-rated winger Modou Barrow is a target for Leicester and Southampton.
Both clubs were keen to sign the exciting Gambian in the summer and are ready to make a bigger push in January.
Saints boss Claude Puel is a long-term admirer of 24-year-old Barrow and had his eye on the wide man since he was playing in Sweden before joining Swansea in 2014.
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Defending champions Leicester are also keen to rev up their stuttering league season by adding even more pace up front.
Barrow, the first Gambian to play in the Premier League, extended his Swansea deal until 2019 in the summer, with his fresh terms including a £15m buyout clause.
Off the field, Barrow is deeply conscious that 60 per cent of the population in his homeland live in poverty and does what he can to help.
“Back home it’s not easy and that’s why always when I’m there I’m trying to do my best to help,” he said. “When I go back I buy bags of rice with onions and oil – big bottles – and I share it to each house.
"Last year I donated rams and this year my father did it. When people have food, it keeps their mind out of that kind of thinking [risking their lives by making a hazardous journey].
"Some of the other guys in the national team who play in Europe are doing the same as me, but even if they do that it’s not going to help everybody.”