Tottenham and Everton target Demarai Gray holds talks over Leicester future

  • The England Under 21 international wants assurances over Leicester game time
  • His representatives held talks with Foxes boss Craig Shakespeare on Monday
  • Everton and Tottenham are among those interested in signing the winger 

Demarai Gray has held talks with Leicester over his future at the club.

The England Under 21 winger is frustrated at his game time and wants reassurances or will contemplate a move away.

Gray's representatives met with Craig Shakespeare and senior staff at the club’ s Belvoir Drive training ground on Monday to discuss the situation but Leicester are adamant the 21-year-old is not for sale.

Demarai Gray wants assurances over game time if he is to stay at Leicester 

Demarai Gray wants assurances over game time if he is to stay at Leicester 

Tottenham Hotspur are monitoring developments but are not thought to be prepared to pay the £20million plus it would take for Leicester, who value Gray highly, to potentially soften their stance. 


Everton are also interested.

Gray signed from Birmingham in January 2016 for £3.5m and had a starring cameo in Leicester’s Premier League title win.

He was expected to feature heavily last season but had to mainly settle for appearances off the bench even as the team struggled, taking his tally of Premier League starts to just 10 in 18 months at the King Power Stadium.

A £20million bid is needed for Leicester to reconsider their stance that Gray is not for sale

A £20million bid is needed for Leicester to reconsider their stance that Gray is not for sale

Gray often made an impact when he did play and his performances for England’s Under-21s at the European Championships drew further plaudits.

Having made more than 50 Championship starts he is thought to have told Leicester that he wishes to play more frequently or be allowed to seek a transfer.

 

The comments below have not been moderated.

The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.

We are no longer accepting comments on this article.