Leicester close in on Celtic's Odsonne Édouard and land Soumaré from Lille

Leicester are in advanced talks to sign Odsonne Édouard from Celtic and are pushing to close a deal amid rival interest in the striker. The Leicester manager, Brendan Rodgers, signed Édouard at Celtic, initially on loan from Toulouse in 2017 before the club made him their record purchase a year later. Rodgers wants to add the 23-year-old to forward options that include Jamie Vardy, Kelechi Iheanacho and Ayoze Pérez.