FORMER Chelsea starlet Jeremie Boga is reportedly set for a Premier League return with Leicester.
The Ivorian winger, 25, currently plies his trade with Italian outfit Atalanta.
But Fabrizio Romano claims Boga is on the brink of a second shot at England’s top flight as Leicester prepare a bid for deadline day.
Boga came up through Chelsea’s Cobham academy after moving to London from Marseille in 2009.
His time at Stamford Bridge saw the versatile attacker enjoy loans at Rennes, Granada and Birmingham.
But he only ever made one Premier League appearance for Chelsea before being sold to Sassuolo in 2018.
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Boga found his feet with the Serie A side, sparking talk of a return to the Blues in 2020.
Everton were also linked with a massive £35million switch.
But Boga instead stayed put at Sassulo until securing a loan move to Atalanta in January.
The deal was made permanent for around £20m this summer.
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And Chelsea received a tasty chunk of the proceeds after including a sell-on fee in his move to Sassuolo.
However, Atalanta are now open to parting ways with Boga just months after signing him.
And Leicester are looking to pounce after pocketing £70m from Wesley Fofana’s move to Chelsea.
Boga would bring pace and power to Leicester’s frontline.
And he would certainly be welcomed warmly by fans, who are yet to see one single outfield signing pass through the doors at the King Power Stadium.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
