EFL club could re-sign £20m star who has made just five appearances for new club

Leicester City are interested in signing goalkeeper Mads Hermansen, talkSPORT understands.

The Foxes sold the Dane to West Ham in the summer for a reported £20million following their relegation from the Premier League.

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Hermansen started in the opening four games of the season for the Hammers, but conceded 11 goals across all the fixtures.

Alphonse Areola has replaced him ever since, and it’s understood that West Ham are in talks with Tottenham Hotspur for Antonin Kinsky.

He looks set to compete with Areola for the starting role in goal, and his arrival could see Hermansen drop out of the squad.

However, the 25-year-old could be heading back to Leicester for the rest of the season, although other Championship clubs are also keen.

Jakub Stolarczyk has started in the majority of their league matches but kept only four clean sheets across 26 outings.

The Foxes, who sacked Marti Cifuentes earlier in the week, sit 16th and nine points above the relegation zone.

Leicester extended their run without a win to four matches on Saturday with a 2-0 home defeat to Charlton Athletic.

Although relegation may be an unlikely prospect, their gap above the bottom three is still enough to spark worry over going down.

Hermansen could help boost their position with a return this month though having impressed throughout his first spell.

He was the No. 1 choice under manager Enzo Maresca during their Championship title-winning campaign in 2023/24.

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Premier League appearances followed after their promotion, but the 2015/16 champions finished 18th and returned to the second tier.

Hermansen will be hoping for more regular minutes this season in a bid to be part of the Denmark squad at the World Cup.

However, despite regular call-ups, he is yet to earn an international cap for his country.

Denmark are yet to qualify for the World Cup but can book their spot with victory in the UEFA play-offs.

They face North Macedonia in the Path D semi-finals, with the Czech Republic and Republic of Ireland competing in the other tie.

The winner will join co-hosts Mexico, South Africa and South Korea in Group A this summer.