Leicester set for quiet deadline day

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Leicester are another club expected to have a relatively uneventful deadline day.

Right-back Woyo Coulibaly is Ruud Van Nistelrooy's only signing this month, having joined from Parma for around £3m.

The manager said the club would work "until the last second" of the window to bring in reinforcements but unless there is some late drama it looks like it will be a quiet day at the King Power Stadium.

The Foxes - third bottom of the Premier League - still need to work within of profit and sustainability restrictions.

The club also need to be mindful of bringing in players who can make a difference, having signed Odsonne Edouard on loan from Crystal Palace on deadline day in the summer, only for the striker to have made four substitute appearances in the top flight so far this season.

England Under-20 winger Will Alves has joined Cardiff on loan and Wilfred Ndidi had interest from Monaco but Van Nistelrooy has already ruled out selling the Nigeria international midfielder.

Defender Caleb Okoli - who is yet to start for Van Nistelrooy having joined from Atalanta for around £12m under Steve Cooper in the summer - is also currently set to stay.