Leicester City could be about to launch a shock bit to take Graziano Pelle to the East Midlands as they look to boost their bid for Champions League football.
Leicester City are being linked with a move for Graziano Pelle and if reports are correct could make a starting bid of £5 million for the Saints striker.
Although the Foxes have Jamie Vardie, they lack a little firepower in other areas with the only other scorer of note in the Premier League being midfielder Riyad Mahrez.
Leonardo Ulloa has scored only twice & Shinzi Okazaki four times, apart from these four no other player has scored more than once and Leicester are well aware that any problems with Vardy and Mahrez would leave them struggling to score goals.
Therefore Pelle would be a good option for them being proven at Premier League level.
From a Saints viewpoint any bid over £5 million would have to be taken seriously and with Leicester desperate to cover their Achilles Heel they could go even higher in what could work out a cheap price if Pelle were to boost their goal power and fire them into the Champions League.
Although Saints would prefer to keep Pelle at least till the summer, the reality is that his value will drop at that point and an offer worth far more than what Saints are likely to get at the end of this season could well tempt Saints who feel that they have good striking options even if the Italian was to depart.