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As Leicester prepare for a first full season under Brendan Rodgers, one of Leicester’s main aims will be to finish best of the rest.
A top six place seems unreasonable to suggest but considering Wolves will be occupied by the Europa League, finishing in seventh spot could be on the cards.
Rodgers showed plenty of signs of taking his new club in the right direction, reviving the fluid counter attacking style of play that had dwindled under Claude Puel.
However, in order to make that better, the Foxes will need greater options in wide areas.
27-year-old Andros Townsend has taken their interest but so has the younger Ferran Torres, per The Daily Mail.
The Spaniard was impressive for Valencia last term, enjoying a real breakthrough campaign where he featured 35 times across all competitions.
At 19, he fits the mould of the Leicester team. In recent years they’ve really put an emphasis on youth, something that was particularly evident in the second half of the campaign.
Hamza Choudhury managed to nail down a regular spot alongside the impressive Ben Chilwell, James Maddison and Youri Tielemans. Harvey Barnes also showed progression over the course of the season.
The addition of Torres, though, can give them an intriguing new dynamic in an area that’s arguably a cause for concern.
Standing at 6 ft tall, the right midfielder is taller than you’d usually associate someone in that role to be.
In La Liga last season he won 1.3 aerial duels per game and then won a further 1.8 on average in the Europa League. If you compare that to Leicester’s other wingers, they don’t come close.
Marc Albrighton won the most per game out of each Foxes wide player, achieving 0.6 per match. Rachid Ghezzal was next on 0.5 but Barnes and Demarai Gray were even worse.
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Across European and league action last season, Torres started 12 games. In only one of those matches did he fail to win a single aerial duel. The only other matches he didn’t win one were when he appeared as a substitute.
It gives an intriguing glimpse into the type of player the winger can be and what he can offer Leicester – whether that’s greater aerial threat in the final third or simply a viable outlet for goal kicks and clearances.
Despite not boasting the best goals and assist record having contributed to just four last term, his ability to win headers would give Rodgers a new proposition on the flanks.