Stuttgart Exploring Permanent Move for Leicester’s Bilal El Khannouss

Overview

• Multiple outlets citing BILD report that VfB Stuttgart are considering activating the clause to keep the 21-year-old beyond his loan.
• The loan deal is said to include conditions that could turn an option into an obligation to buy if they are met.
• Reported figures vary between a €18 million base fee plus bonuses and an €18.5 million clause, with a roughly €3.5 million loan fee already paid to Leicester.
• El Khannouss has made a strong start in the Bundesliga, with two goals in four league matches for Stuttgart.
• Leicester’s financial constraints make a sale plausible, and Stuttgart are monitoring his fitness as he returns from Morocco duty after the loss of Ermedin Demirović.