FOXES ENTER RODON CHASE

LEICESTER City are set to rival Tottenham for the signing of Swansea City and Wales star Joe Rodon.

The 22-year-old centre-back has attracted interest from a clutch of Premier League clubs due to his eyecatching performances for club and country.

It emerged last week that Spurs were weighing up a move for the defender, with the domestic-only window set to run until October 16.

But The Sun now claims that former Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers is keen on taking the defender to the King Power Stadium, but would prefer to make the signing either after Christmas or next summer.

The Foxes have just signed young defender Wesley Fofana from French club Saint Etienne and it is thought Rodgers wants him to settle in before adding another centre-back to his ranks.

But the report says Spurs are much further along in their pursuit of Rodon, with claims that Jose Mourinho’s side have already tabled a £7m-plus-add-ons offer for the Welshman.

That is likely to be rebuffed by Swansea, who value their star defender at closer to £20m.

In the likely event that Swansea will reject Spurs’ offer, the North London club will have until 5pm on Friday to return with a second bid for Rodon.

There were also suggestions at the weekend that Spurs could sign Rodon, then loan him back to Swansea for the remainder of the campaign.

But a bidding war could start, with fresh reports saying that Sheffield United are also keen on Rodon.

The Blades may go for Huddersfield’s Terence Kongolo instead, but West Ham also remain interested.