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title: "Leicester City: Napoli attacker Adam Ounas eyed by Brendan Rodgers ahead of 2020/2021"
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author: "Emilio Galantini"
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published: "2020-09-11T06:50:28Z"
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# Leicester City: Napoli attacker Adam Ounas eyed by Brendan Rodgers ahead of 2020/2021

**According to a report in the paper edition of Corriere del Mezzogiorno via [Leicestershire Live](https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/adam-ounas-move-leicester-napoli-4501194), Leicester City have made an offer towards Napoli forward Adam Ounas to increase his wages, trying to jump ahead of other clubs in the race for his signature.**

The promising Algerian international, who started [14 Ligue 1 games on loan](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/297577/History/Adam-Ounas) at Nice last season, has found consistent game-time hard to come by throughout his Napoli career, but a number of Premier League clubs are reportedly trying to offer him an exit from the Stadio San Paolo.

Indeed, according to [recent reports](https://insidefutbol.com/2020/09/09/west-ham-linked-adam-ounas-prefers-move-away-from-serie-a/471440/), West Ham as well as Leicester are in the race for Ounas, who is currently valued at around [£16.3m](https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/adam-ounas-move-leicester-napoli-4501194) by Napoli chairman Aurelio De Laurentiis, more than double his [Transfermarkt value.](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/adam-ounas/nationalmannschaft/spieler/400485)

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/THE-BREAKDOWN.png)

In an effort to get ahead for Ounas, who has so far managed [nine caps for his native Algeria](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/adam-ounas/nationalmannschaft/spieler/400485), scoring three goals in that time, Leicester have offered to increase his wages to more than [£2m per season](https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/adam-ounas-move-leicester-napoli-4501194) – an upgrade on his current [£39,000-a-week wage](https://salarysport.com/football/player/adam-ounas/) at Napoli.

[Likened to former Lyon star Nabil Fekir](https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2651244-a-scouting-report-on-manchester-united-target-adam-ounas), Ounas has also drawn [Carlo Ancelotti’s admiration](https://www.football-italia.net/134967/ancelotti-ounas-must-use-talent), with the Everton and ex-Napoli manager previously waxing lyrical over the Algerian’s ‘[talent](https://www.football-italia.net/134967/ancelotti-ounas-must-use-talent)‘ after a 5-1 Europa League aggregate win over FC Zurich.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Verdict.png)

The 23-year-old still has plenty of years ahead of him to rediscover such form after playing a bit-part role since signing for Napoli from Bordeaux in 2017, and a move to the Premier League could be exactly what he needs.

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However, the report also claims that Leicester don’t want to pay more than £9.1m, an aspect of the negotiations which could prove costly in Brendan Rodgers’ race for attacking reinforecements.

***Leicester fans, would you like the Foxes to land Adam Ounas? Have your say in the comments below…***