Celtic are in talks with Leicester City about signing 23-year-old Croatian centre-back Filip Benkovic, who played for the Scottish champions on loan in 2018-19.

Brendan Rodgers has warned Moussa Dembele will only leave Celtic if a replacement is secured, as Lyon plot a £20million bid. Rodgers has lodged an enquiry for Stoke City's Austrian full-back Moritz Bauer, while Leicester's £13m defender Filip Benkovic and Manchester City midfielder Douglas Luiz are also loan targets.

Leicester City have given United fresh hope of signing England defender Harry Maguire, 25, by lining up two new defenders. Croatian Filip Benkovic, 21, has already had his medical before a £13.5m move from Dinamo Zagreb and a £22.5m deal for Freiburg and Turkey player Caglar Soyuncu, 22, is close

Leicester are in talks with Dinamo Zagreb over a potential £13m deal for 21-year-old Croatian centre-back Filip Benkovic