Claudio Ranieri has confirmed that Leicester City are monitoring Pescara forward Gianluca Lapadula.
The 26-year-old striker has scored 24 goals in 38 Serie B appearances this season as Pescara chase promotion to the Italian top flight.
"We're looking at players in Italy. Lapadula is a good player. We've been following him for some time,” Ranieri told Gazzetta dello Sport.
Earlier in May, Pescara’s president Daniele Sebastiani confirmed that he had spoken to Ranieri about Lapadula.
“I got a call from Claudio Ranieri some time ago, before Leicester won the Premier League,” Sebastiani told TuttoMercatoWeb.
“It was a courtesy call where we talked about football and where he told that he was following our striker with interest.
“Nothing official in any case, only interest. I was very happy with his call and I’m happy for his incredible success.”...
- Goal