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According to Portuguese outlet A Bola, Sporting Lisbon are eyeing a move which could bring back enigmatic striker Islam Slimani to the club following a torrid spell with Leicester.

What’s the word?

Slimani is still Leicester’s record signing, arriving for £29m back in August 2016, but it’s fair to say he’s not had the best of times in the Midlands.

Since joining, he’s scored just 13 goals in 46 matches which for the outlay spent on him is a pretty poor return.

As a result, the striker was loaned out to Turkish side Fenerbahce for this season but has scored just one league goal all campaign. It certainly doesn’t bode well if he were to return over pre-season.

However, the 30-year-old could soon be on the move once again, per a report from A Bola. They claim that his former employers Sporting Lisbon have been in contact with the Foxes over a possible loan move with an option to buy. At present, the Algerian is currently rated at £9m according to Transfermarkt.

Leicester must move him on permanently

If you add everything together Slimani is easily one of the biggest flops in the clubs history. As such, Leicester would do extremely well to recoup much of the fee they spent to bring him to the King Power three years ago.

However, rather than allowing Sporting to insert an option to buy into a loan deal, the Foxes must make sure he leaves permanently this summer. They’d be making a huge error if they didn’t.

The fact of the matter is that Brendan Rodgers needs as many funds as possible when the window opens. This is simply down to the fact that if they stand any chance of bringing in Youri Tielemans, it will cost a considerable amount.

The Belgian has been a wonderful addition to the Leicester side but, with other clubs such as Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham contemplating a transfer, his current loan side could find things difficult.

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Rodgers declared his side would be doing everything possible to sign him last month, and by selling Slimani as soon as possible it’ll significantly bolster their funds and the chances of acquiring him on a permanent basis.

Slimani is not someone who will ever cut it in the Premier League and, as such, the Leicester heirarchy need to cut their loses now.