According to media reports, former Premier League Champions Leicester City have seen a £20million bid for ex-Walsall striker Troy Deeney rejected, as Watford seek to keep hold of their star striker following a disappointing 2016/17 campaign.
Along with the Foxes, 29-year-old Deeney, who joined the Hornets from Walsall for £500,000 in the summer of 2010, is also believed to be a target for both West Bromwich Albion and big-spending Everton, who are keen to add to their strikeforce ahead of the 2017/18 season, which begins in August.
We recently reported that the Birmingham-born striker is believed to have a clause in his current contract that would allow him to leave Vicarage Road but only once Watford receive at least £25million, after sell-on percentages are taken into account.
Walsall are believed to have an active clause that should see them receive around 20% of the profit which Watford make on any potential Deeney transfer leaving Leicester with something of a dilemma heading into the 2017/18 campaign.
Deeney, who is just one year into a five-year contract, is understood to be concerned at how last season finished under former boss Walter Mazzarri and is said to be ready to consider his options should a fresh challenge arise.
PARTIAL SOURCE | DAILY MIRROR