Leonardo Ulloa to Swansea: Prem title winner tells Leicester he wants join Swans in £10million deal
Striker tells Claudio Ranieri he will pass up Champions League football in return for first team football at Liberty Stadium
has told Leicester he wants to leave the champions to join Swansea.
Swans Italian boss will make a £10million move for the Argentine after sanctioning the departures of Bafetemi Gomis, Andre Ayew and Alberto Paloschi.
And Ulloa has made it clear to that he wishes to leave the King Power and a Champions League campaign in favour of regular first team action at the Liberty.
Ulloa, 30, scored six goals in 29 Prem appearances for the Foxes last term but only made seven starts as he found himself the understudy to and Shinji Okazaki as the Foxes stormed to the title.
The former Brighton striker, who cost £8m when he joined Leicester from the Seagulls two years ago, was a regular in his first term at the club and told Ranieri he needs regular action rather than staying a bit-part player.
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He arrived in the UK from Spanish second tier side Almeria, signing for Brighton for a £2m fee where he scored 26 goals in two seasons, prompting the move to the Midlands.
Ulloa’s willingness to move with strengthen Swansea’s position although Leicester are likely to try to bump up the price.
Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri could be left with a mass exodus this summer. N'Golo Kante has already gone to Chelsea, while West Brom made a £9m bid for Jeffrey Schlupp and Ben Chilwell is wanted by Liverpool.