Ranieri confirms Leicester's interest in Lapadula

Claudio Ranieri has confirmed that Leicester City are keeping an eye on Pescara forward Gianluca Lapadula.

The 26-year-old is the top scorer in Serie B this season with 24 goals for Pescara, and has been crucial in their push for promotion to Serie A. 

"We're looking at players in Italy. Lapadula is a good player. We've been following him for some time,” Ranieri told Gazzetta dello Sport.

Earlier this month, Pescara’s president Daniele Sebastiani also confirmed that he had spoken to Ranieri about the availability of the striker.

“I got a call from Claudio Ranieri some time ago, before Leicester won the Premier League,” Sebastiani told TuttoMercatoWeb.

“It was a courtesy call where we talked about football and where he told that he was following our striker with interest.

“Nothing official in any case, only interest. I was very happy with his call and I’m happy for his incredible success.”