Leicester City may be unfamiliar Champions League opponents for Porto, who visit the King Power Stadium today, but Islam Slimani is a player they know all too well
Islam Slimani
Islam Slimani
London: Leicester City may be unfamiliar Champions League opponents for Porto, who visit the King Power Stadium today, but Islam Slimani is a player they know all too well.
During his three seasons with Sporting Lisbon, the Algeria striker scored six goals against Porto in six appearances, earning him the nickname 'The Dragon Slayer' from the Lisbon club's fans.
Now paired up with Jamie Vardy for Leicester, he will hope to resume his torment of the Portuguese giants as the English champions play the first home top-tier European game in their 132-year history.
Leicester broke their transfer record to sign Slimani, 28, from Sporting, paying a fee of around £28 million ($36.3 million, 32.3 million euros).
Slimani's willingness to get his hands dirty appealed to Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri. "It's the first time the fans have watched him and they saw strong he is and how well he defends," said the Italian. "He can press, press, press, all around the pitch."
Teammate Danny Simpson said: "He works his socks off and that's what we're about. That's why it's been easy for him to slot in."
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