Leicester City handed Arsenal’s academy graduate boost

Arsenal academy graduate, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, has emerged as a potential deadline day arrival for Leicester City.

Leicester City are trying to add to their squad over the remaining hours of the transfer window.

Brendan Rodgers has made no secret of his desire to add an attacking midfielder before the deadline at 11pm, after the three-month injury suffered by Dennis Praet.

read also:Ahead of Fulham: Leicester City manager regrets absence of Vardy, Ndidi, Castagne

City have been linked with a number of names, with the two most prominent targets on deadline day emerging as Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Nathaniel Chalobah.

The former is wanted by a number of Premier League clubs, including Southampton, West Brom and Newcastle, although the player is said to favour a move to the King Power Stadium.