Gabriel Pereira, a 24-year-old central defender, has been linked with a move from Gil Vicente to Leicester. Fans of Leicester have already welcomed him on social media, and his Instagram post has been interpreted as a farewell message. His contract with Gil Vicente runs until 2026, and a release clause of 10 million euros needs to be activated to facilitate the transfer.

In January, he was very close to transferring to England. Leicester advanced a loan offer with an obligation to buy fixed at five million euros in case of promotion, but the agreement did not go through because the Portuguese company - at the bottom of the table - did not want to lose a key element of its starting eleven.