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Sport Bild reports that VfB Stuttgart are ready to finalize the permanent purchase of Leicester City’s Bilal El Khannouss soon. The Bundesliga outfit already paid the EFL Championship a loan fee of around €3.5m to secure the Moroccan’s services for the season. Now, it appears the Württemberger are prepared to quickly meet the criteria that will trigger an automatic €18m purchase option.
What precisely the criteria for triggering the option are remains unclear, but it if – as is common – the option is tied to appearances, it should not be long before the 21-year-old meets them. El Khannouss has started in all four league fixtures since arriving in the BaWü…