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title: "Exclusive: Steve Howey backs Leicester City move for Domenico Berardi"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/exclusive-steve-howey-backs-leicester-city-move-for-domenico-berardi-transfers-rumour-england-italy-e231/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Caleb Sage"
section: "Exclusive"
published: "2021-08-16T18:00:14Z"
modified: "2021-08-16T18:00:14Z"
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# Exclusive: Steve Howey backs Leicester City move for Domenico Berardi

**Former Leicester City defender Steve Howey has told [The Transfer Tavern](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/) that he trusts his old side as they target Sassuolo forward Domenico Berardi.**

Berardi starred for Italy in the Euros, [creating a goal](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/118542/Show/Domenico-Berardi) in the six games he played and scoring in the [penalty shootout](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51198762) against England in the final to help his country win the tournament.

The 27-year-old has since been linked with a move to Leicester, with Italian outlet [Corriere dello Sport](https://www.corrieredellosport.it/news/calcio/euro-2020/calciomercato/2021/06/30-83159130/calciomercato_milan_prende_quota_l_idea_berardi) reporting earlier this summer that last season’s FA Cup winners had enquired about the player.

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Speaking about Leicester’s interest in Berardi in an exclusive interview with **TT**, Howey said:

*“Leicester have been excellent in the transfer market with the players that they’ve brought in.*

*“That is a club that does the due diligence and the homework on the players. And I think if they fancy him, then you’ve got to be a decent player. I’ve seen little bits of him in the Euros.”*

Berardi is a player who would bring goals to this Leicester team with his dangerous left foot and ability to cut in from that right-hand side.

Last season, the Italy international scored an impressive [17](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/domenico-berardi/leistungsdaten/spieler/177843/plus/0?saison=2020) goals in 30 Serie A appearances as Sassuolo went on to finish in [eighth](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/serie-a/tabelle/wettbewerb/IT1?saison_id=2020).