Exclusive: Leicester City may terminate Odsonne Edouard’s deal.
Leicester City are considering terminating Odsonne Edouard’s loan deal at the club in January, sources have told Football Insider.
The Foxes moved to bring the 26-year-old to the King Power Stadium from Crystal Palace on a season-long loan deal in the summer window.
However, he has not impressed for the Midlands club and they are now weighing up cancelling the agreement.
A termination would allow Leicester to make another Premier League loan signing in January – which could prove crucial to their survival prospects.
Brighton star Facundo Buonanotte occupies the other domestic loan spot and has shone for the Foxes, notching four goals and two assists this term.
Meanwhile, Edouard has played just four times in the Premier League for Leicester.
His only start for the club came in a penalty shoot-out win over Walsall in the League Cup in September.
Edouard could leave Leicester in January
The former Celtic star was not in the squad for the games against Chelsea or Brentford and looks to be surplus to requirements as Ruud van Nistelrooy takes charge of the Midlands side.
Join the Football Insider WhatsApp channel to get all our exclusives and the breaking transfer news FIRST.
Jamie Vardy has been the undisputed number-one forward for Leicester this term, scoring four Premier League goals.
Jordan Ayew and Patson Daka are among the other striking options for Van Nistelrooy.
Jamie Vardy of Leicester City reacts during the Premier League match between Brentford and Leicester City at Brentford Community Stadium on October…
Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images
Leicester sit 16th in the Premier League table after 13 games and are just one point clear of the drop zone.
The Foxes are next in action against West Ham on Tuesday (3 December) Van Nistelrooy’s first game in the dugout.
