Parma targeting Leicester City defender after Coulibaly agreement | OneFootball

Parma are reportedly targeting a deal for Italy defender Caleb Okoli with Premier League side Leicester City after the two clubs reached an agreement to send Woyo Coulibaly in the other direction.

According to updates in Italy, Parma are looking to add several defenders to their ranks in January. Fabio Pecchia’s side have already wrapped up a deal with Genoa for Alessandro Vogliacco, and are now hoping to follow that up with a deal for Okoli.

Gianluca Di Marzio insists that Okoli is Leicester’s first choice to come in this January following Vogliacco’s move.

Parma targeting move for Leicester’s Okoli

Caleb Okoli of Italy in action during a Italy training session at Bozsik Stadion on September 08, 2024 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images)

Parma have, of course, been in contact with Leicester recently to arrange a deal for Woyo Coulibaly, who has already confirmed his departure from Parma and is expected to be announced by the Foxes in the coming days.

Okoli has played on 13 occasions in the Premier League this season, but is not a guaranteed starter at the King Power stadium.

The 23-year-old has been included in several of Luciano Spalletti’s Italy national team squads this season, but is yet to earn his first cap for the senior side.