FOUR DEFENDERS TRANSFER SHORTLIST TO REPLACE INJURY PLAYERS IN LEICESTER CITY

Leicester City are in desperate need of defenders following injuries to Wesley Fofana, Caglar Soyuncu and Jonny Evans.

The general consensus is that Leicester City need to sign a central defender on loan this month.

Wesley Fofana, Jonny Evans and Caglar Soyuncu are all out injured, leaving Jannik Vestergaard as the only fit and available senior centre-back.

Rodgers has commented that "money doesn't grow on trees" heading into the transfer window, but did say loans are an option open to him this month.

Analyst Hugo Klein, the founder of Macro-Football, has developed a piece of software - called the Player Replacement Shortlist Generator - to find players capable of replacing those similar to them at other clubs.

Each player is given a percentage score of how similar they are to the player they could replace.

Four defenders Leicester could sign on loan this month:

Andreas Christensen, Chelsea

Player similarity to Soyuncu: 97%

Christensen has been linked with a move to Barcelona, but that could be one for the summer.

The Dane has only made 13 appearances in the Premier League this season under Thomas Tuchel and could benefit from more football.

He already knows Kasper Schmeichel and Jannik Vestergaard from the Denmark national team and is versatile enough to play in central midfield if needed.

James Tomkins, Crystal Palace

Player similarity to Evans: 99%

He is not one of the first names to come to mind, but Tomkins could be a similar signing to that of Ryan Bennett in January 2020.

The 32-year-old has been with Palace since 2016 and has only played eight games under the leadership of Patrick Vieira this season.

Tomkins is an astute defender and has spent 16 of the last 17 seasons playing in the Premier League.

Jonathan Gradit, RC Lens

Player similarity to Fofana: 99%

Gradit, 29, plies his trade with RC Lens in Ligue 1.

Standing at 6ft 2in, he has a 99% score for his similarity to fellow Frenchman Wesley Fofana.

Fofana's traits are exactly what Leicester have been missing this season, while his experience in the top flight of French football will make the transition to the Premier League smoother.

Jordan Beyer, Borussia Monchengladbach

Player similarity to Fofana: 98%

Beyer is a Germany under-21 international who plays for Gladbach but has spent time on loan at Hamburg SV.

Like Gradit, he is incredibly similar to Fofana and, at the age of 21, very much has youth on his side.

He is not a regular for Gladbach and could prove useful for Leicester as they find themselves in a desperate situation.

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