Transfer news: Nantes boss Claudio Ranieri to raid former club Leicester City for midfielder Nampalys Mendy

Claudio Ranieri wants Leicester City midfielder Nampalys Mendy to join him at Nantes.

The Italian took over at the French club earlier in June after being sacked by the Foxes in February.

The 65-year-old is now set on revamping Nantes and firing them up the Ligue 1 table next season.

Ranieri has identified a number of transfer targets to strengthen the club's cause and one of those, according to L'Equipe, is Mendy.

Ranieri signed the Frenchman for Leicester last summer from Nice for £13m, but injuries prevented him from settling at the King Power Stadium.

That, though, has not put off Ranieri and he is now putting the wheels in motion to bring the 25-year-old back to France.