Injury ruins player’s Leicester City exit hopes – Talks had ‘intensified’, now waiting for January

An injury to Leicester City midfielder Dennis Praet prevented him from returning to Torino on deadline day, despite talks between the two teams having ‘intensified’ in the last days of the transfer window.

According to Calciomercato, the Belgian midfielder is at risk of missing the first three months of the season due to injury, which has thwarted a planned exit.

Praet played last season on loan with Torino and was such an important player for the Italian team that they wanted to sign him permanently this summer.
Throughout the transfer window, a deal was negotiated, with Leicester more than willing to sell for the right amount. However, agreeing on a price with Torino proved difficult, with the Italians unwilling to invest despite wanting the player back.
Because the two sides were unable to reach an agreement before the window closed last night, Praet was forced to remain in England.

Calciomercato explain that Leicester and Torino had been chatting in recent days, indeed contact between them had ‘intensified’ but an injury to the midfielder ‘delayed the transaction’.

According to them, Praet is expected to miss up to three months of the season due to an injury, and when this was found, Torino chose to “interrupt the negotiations.”

His injury layoff is projected to be longer than predicted, so they did not want to sign him now, but he is an option that ‘will be discussed’ again in January.