LEICESTER, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 28: Leicester City Manager Enzo Maresca speaks during the Leicester City press conference at Leicester City Training Ground, Seagrave on November 28, 2023 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images)
Leicester City are reportedly not willing to budge on the €15 million (£12.8 million) transfer fee already agreed with Sevilla for Boubakary Soumaré.
According to Spanish outlet ABC Sevilla, the top-flight club is unable to match the figure initially agreed as part of the buy option in the midfielder’s loan deal.
Soumaré signed for La Liga side back in the summer following the Foxes’ relegation from the Premier League.
A loan deal was agreed with an option to buy clause inserted into the deal.
Soumaré has been an important player for Sevilla this season, featuring 17 times in the league and earning plaudits from supporters for his performances (Fbref).
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Sevilla are reportedly keen to retain the Frenchman beyond his current loan spell but are unable to afford the £12.8 million fee agreed last summer.
The club’s finances are in dire straits, and so cost-cutting measures have been put in place in order to stabilise their position.
