Leicester City and Everton compete to sign Reims’ Amir Richardson | OneFootball

According to a report from L’Équipe, Premier League rivals Leicester City and Everton are in competition to sign Stade de Reims midfielder Amir Richardson (22).

Richardson, who had a breakthrough campaign on loan with Le Havre AC in the 2022/23 season, had a more difficult campaign last time around. Under Will Still and then Samba Diawara, the technically-gifted midfielder made just 14 starts in Ligue 1 as he fell down the pecking order after a summer of big spending. Those starts became fewer and further between as the season progressed.

Despite the managerial change at Reims, Richardson could leave the club this summer. That is despite the appointment of Luka Elsner, with whom the Morocco international worked at Le Havre.

L’Équipe understands that Leicester and Everton are both interested, as are Serie A side Udinese, however, for now, no side are willing to meet Reims’ €10m valuation of Richardson, whose contract runs until 2027. That price tag has also forced another interested party, RC Strasbourg Alsace, to pull out of the running.

GFFN | Luke Entwistle