Yohan Benalouane given escape route from Leicester hell by Italian giants Inter Milan

INTER MILAN look set to give Leicester City outcast Yohan Benalouane a lifeline.

For the Italian title contenders are ready to bid for the Tunisian defender in January.

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Benalouane, 30, along with Ahmed Musa and Leonardo Uloah, is not part of new Foxes' boss Claude Puel's plans.

The £5million buy from Atalanta in 2015 has actually not figured at all this season.

But Inter have identified Benalouane as a replacement for Zinho Vanheusden.

The Belgian centre-back is ruled out following knee surgery.

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Coach Luciano Spalletti is attracted by the France-born defender's past Serie A experience with Cesena, Parma, Atalanta and Fiorentina.

And if Leicester accept something near the fee they paid Atalanta, Benalouane could now make a mid-season switch to the San Siro.

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It could be an exciting move with Inter pushing for their first Scudetto since 2010.

They currently lie second in the table, just two points behind Napoli.

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Benalouane has made 20 Leicester starts and four appearances on the bench.

But he played just four times as they won the 2015-16 title.

He did make 11 consecutive starts, though, at the end of last term under previous manager Craig Shakespeare.