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Leicester boss Eriksson keen to hold onto Everton striker Yakubu

Leicester City boss Sven Goran Eriksson hopes to sign permanently Everton striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni.

The Foxes hope to sign Yakubu on a permanent basis after it emerged they agreed to pay £1m to take him on loan for the rest of the season.

After parting with such a hefty loan fee, and seeing the Everton striker respond with four goals in eight appearances so far, the npower Championship promotion contenders are ready to bid £5m to make it a permanent transfer in the summer.

"I'm quite sure that if we go up, he will stay, and I know he wants to," said Eriksson.

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