Bilal El Khannouss could leave Leicester City before the summer window closes with Tottenham Hotspur and Leeds United keen on a deal, GMS understands.

The Morocco international has a £22.5m (€26m) relegation release clause, although some interested clubs are speaking to Leicester about a slightly higher package in order to gain more preferable payment terms. Leicester are prepared to sell for around £25m unless someone triggers the clause.

Leeds United are considering a bid for the 21-year-old, who has also been discussed by Spurs. Crystal Palace, West Ham, Bayer Leverkusen and Saudi side Al-Ahli also have El Khanouss on their radar.

El Khannouss Expected to Leave Leicester

El Khannouss, who has been described as a ‘magician’ by scout Jacek Kulig, only joined Leicester last August from Gent for £21m with the Foxes beating off competition from Roma to secure his signature.

The Moroccan went on to play 32 Premier League games last season, scoring twice, but despite some impressive individual performances, Leicester got relegated to the Championship under now-departed manager Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Several sides are now in talks with Leicester, aware the Foxes are seeking another sale even despite the imminent departure of goalkeeper Mads Hermansen to West Ham for close to £20m. Nigerian midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has also departed for Besiktas for £8m (€9.5m), as GMS exclusively revealed.

GMS understands El Khannouss, who was dubbed ‘phenomenal’, is hoping to either stay in the Premier League or join a club outside it with some form of European football.

The forward, who has been capped 21 times by the senior Morocco national team, played in the 2023/24 Europa League with Genk, so has experience of playing at the top level and doesn’t want to stay in the Championship.

A move away from the King Power Stadium is now expected in the final weeks of the transfer window, in what will be a blow to new manager Marti Cifuentes, who arrived from Queens Park Rangers this summer to replace Van Nistelrooy.

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