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Leicester outcast Adrien Silva wants to quit Foxes before transfer deadline

Midfielder has endured a nightmare since he moved to the Premier League from Sporting Lisbon in the summer of 2017

Adrien Silva is desperate to quit Leicester City this month

ADRIEN SILVA reportedly wants to quit Leicester City before the transfer window slams shut on Thursday.

The 29-year-old has grown frustrated with his lack of action under Claude Puel and is desperate to leave the King Power.

 Adrien Silva is desperate to quit Leicester City this month
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Adrien Silva is desperate to quit Leicester City this monthCredit: Reuters

Silva, who helped Portugal win Euro 2016, has only played five times for the Foxes with three of them coming in the Carabao Cup.

Now he cannot tolerate the situation any longer, according to , who claim he is willing to depart on either a loan or permanent basis.

Puel is loath to lose the experienced midfielder but will not stand in his way.

But today’s report claims it is the Leicester hierarchy he needs to convince as several European clubs plot a potential swoop.

 Claude Puel is willing to let the Portuguese international depart
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Claude Puel is willing to let the Portuguese international departCredit: Reuters
 Silva has hardly featured for the Foxes this season
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Silva has hardly featured for the Foxes this seasonCredit: Getty

Silva has endured a nightmare since joining Leicester in the summer of 2017 in a £22m deal from Sporting Lisbon.

The paperwork for that move arrived 14 seconds passed the deadline and he was subsequently banned from playing for the Foxes until the transfer window reopened last January.


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Craig Shakespeare was the manager that persuaded Silva to head to the Premier League.

But he was axed 18 months ago and replaced by Puel, who selected the ace on 16 occasions throughout the remainder of the campaign upon taking charge.

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