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Leicester threaten Chelsea plans for Brentford attacker Said Benrahma

Chelsea face competition from Leicester City for Brentford attacker Said Benrahma.

The Daily Express says Foxes manager Brendan Rodgers is looking for a goalscoring wide man to bolster his attack next season, and Algerian Benrahma is top of his list.

But Rodgers faces fierce competition from Chelsea, who have also asked Brentford about Benrahma's situation, and Arsenal.

The Championship club want £25m for Benrahma, who they signed for £1.5m from Nice two years ago.

The Algerian international striker has since scored 21 goals in 72 Championship appearances for the Bees.

Benhrama has two years left on his Brentford contract, and Chelsea manager Frank Lampard is also keen to tempt the Algerian, who has three caps for his country, away from Griffin Park for the start of next season.

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