Leicester City are chasing Manchester City striker Roque Santa Cruz.

The People says Santa Cruz is on the verge of a sensational move to Sven Goran Eriksson's Leicester City.

Manchester City misfit Santa Cruz is massively out of favour at Eastlands and boss Roberto Mancini will let him go.

Eriksson has been told he can spend heavily on new recruits - and Leicester will offer to pay City around £20,000-a-week of Paraguay star Santa Cruz's wages for the rest of the year.

City want to move Santa Cruz on as they reduce numbers ahead of the inevitable round of signings in January.

Santa Cruz is aware of Leicester's interest and open to the idea as it would get him playing and in the shop window.