Having looked for a brand new striker your entire summer time switch window, Leicester Metropolis introduced the one-year mortgage signing of Odsonne Edouard from Crystal Palace on deadline day.

The Foxes have lengthy been within the French ahead, relationship again to his Celtic days three years in the past. Nonetheless Leicester opted to signal Patson Daka as an alternative, with Edouard heading to Palace.

The 26-year-old is a Paris Saint-Germain academy graduate. Unable to get recreation time within the star-studded PSG line-up on the time, Edouard signed for Celtic as an adolescent. The ahead had a terrific spell in Scotland, recording 86 objective contributions in simply 116 league appearances. Crystal Palace subsequently signed him for a reported charge of £14 million.

A objective inside 28 seconds on his debut

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Edouard had a stellar begin to his Premier League profession. Approaching instead in opposition to Tottenham Hotspur, the Frenchman scored inside 28 seconds of coming onto the pitch, the quickest objective by a debutant within the league’s historical past. Edouard bagged his second objective and Palace’s third shortly after, making it an ideal debut.

Nonetheless, issues have fizzled out for Edouard. Within the 95 league appearances for the South London aspect, he has bagged simply 18 objectives. Edouard’s link-up play has been first rate, and his defensive contributions are very good for a ahead. However an important a part of his recreation – scoring objectives – has lacked high quality. His non-penalty anticipated objectives of 0.30 (p90) throughout the final yr put him within the twenty second percentile in comparison with different forwards.  

Odsonne Edouard could have high quality service at Leicester Metropolis

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Moreover, Edouard hasn’t been taking many photographs. His 2.5 photographs taken per recreation are decrease than common, and fewer than 40% have been on course. With the likes of Bilal El Khannouss, Abdul Fatawu, and Facundo Bounanotte, Leicester have loads of artistic retailers within the staff. Steve Cooper will probably be hoping they’ll present high quality service to the French ahead, who will probably be decided to search out his scoring boots after a difficult tenure in England thus far.

With the ageing Jamie Vardy and an injured Daka the one choices up entrance for Leicester, Edouard is certain to get common recreation time this season. The 26-year-old might be signed on a everlasting deal subsequent summer time if he impresses.

Leicester are going through Crystal Palace in a few days, and Edouard will miss out. He’s ineligible to face his guardian membership. Foxes followers can sit up for a doable debut in opposition to Everton on August 21.