Leicester City align PS5 0m swoop for Adrien Silva as well as Islam Slimani

However, Sporting have responded with a statement on their official website, saying they expect Silva to honour the new contract he signed this year and finish his career at the club.

The player renewed his contract in February 2016 in a deal involving significant sums of fund, building it absolutely clear that the extension to his contract would mean that Adrien Silva “ve said” at the club until the end of his career, the statement read.

Never during recent months has anything been said to the president or has any proposal been induced for the transfer of Adrien Silva and the president has not met with the players father or representatives for that intent.
Sporting CP and its president will always defend the interests of the club and will also defend the clubs assets.

Silva, who had loan spells with the Israeli club Maccabi Haifa and the Portuguese side Acadmica early in his career, has 13 caps.

Slimani would cost around 30 m. The Algerian was the subject of a failed 25 m offer from Leicester, who are hopeful of finalising a bargain for the 28 -year-old. Sporting have also turned down a bid from West Bromwich Albion. Slimani scored 27 league aims last season and would become Leicesters record signing if he links up there with his international colleague Riyad Mahrez.

Ranieri wants to add Slimani to forward alternatives which include Ahmed Musa, a 16 m summer signing from CSKA Moscow, Jamie Vardy and Shinji Okazaki. Leonardo Ulloa appears to be the striker most likely to leave if Slimani joins.