Leicester go head-to-head with Juventus for £5m defender Pavel Kaderabek

LEICESTER are competing with Juventus for £5million Czech Republic defender Pavel Kaderabek.

The right-back has shone since joining Germans Hoffenheim from Sparta Prague in 2015.

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Kaderabek, 25, has helped his unfancied club to fifth in the Bundesliga. He set up their goal as they beat Stuttgart 1-0 last night.

And reports in Italy claim Foxes boss Claude Puel has sent spies to check on the 30-cap international.

Serie A champions Juve have also targeted the Prague-born ace as they seek to freshen up their squad.

Kaderabek signed a contract extension until 2021 this summer. Hoffenheim are believed to have included an £18m release clause in the agreement.

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The versatile player can also operate as a wing-back on either flank. He has made 16 club appearances this season, scoring once.

He played in Hoffenheim's two Champions League qualifiers against Liverpool in August, when Jurgen Klopp's men won 6-3 on aggregate.

Leicester won 4-1 at Puel's former club Southampton last night. The 2016 Premier League champions lie eighth, five points off the top four.

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