Leicester are ready to pay as much as £20m for teenage Saint-Etienne centre-back Wesley Fofana, claims The Daily Mail.
The Foxes are looking to bolster their defensive options further this summer following the recent arrival of £22m Atalanta full-back Timothy Castagne.
Leicester have lost Ben Chilwell to Chelsea for £50m this summer and opted against replacing Harry Maguire following his £80m move to Manchester United 12 months ago.
Brendan Rodgers' side have earmarked 19-year-old Fofana as a potential transfer target and are willing to spend big to land the teeanger.
Saint-Etienne have already lost highly rated defender William Saliba to Arsenal in the last year and Fofana could be the latest to make a high profile Premier League switch.
Fofana, who has never been capped at any age level for France, made just 14 Ligue 1 appearances last season but no player averaged more interceptions pg (2.6) in the division.
