Chinese Super Leaue side Tianjin Quanjian make £38.5million Islam Slimani bid and Leciester line up Jackson Martinez
Fabio Cannavaro has turned his attentions to Foxes' Algerian striker after missing out on signature of Chelsea's Diego Costa
ISLAM SLIMANI is the subject of a £38.5million bid for Tianjin Quanjian , according to reports in Italy.
The Chinese Super League side are managed by Azzurri legend, Fabio Cannavaro — and recently showed interest in signing Diego Costa from Chelsea.
They have already proved their ambition in January, by beating Juventus to the signature of Belgian midfielder, Axel Witsel.
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And report Tianjin have now moved their attentions to Leicester striker, Slimani.
The Algerian — whose two goals against Senegal were not enough to keep his country in the African Cup of Nations — joined the Premier League champions from Sporting Lisbon in the summer.
The Colombian’s time in China looks to be coming to an end as Luiz Felipe Scolari omitted the striker from Guangzhou Evergrande’s Asian Champions League squad.
Martinez looked set for big things after starring for Porto and then for Colombia at the 2014 World Cup.
His performances persuaded strike specialists, Atletico Madrid to close a deal in the summer of 2015.
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And he moved to the Calderon despite strong interest from Arsenal.
However, Martinez struggled in La Liga and left after just six months.
AC Milan were interested in bringing him to Serie A, but he became one of the first high-profile names to move to the Chinese Super League.