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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