Aston Villa, Fulham and Everton all after Leicester City defender

Ivory Coast defender Souleymane Bamba is a target for a host of Premier League sides, according to French newspaper L'Sport.

Aston Villa, Fulham and Everton are all keen on the Leicester City centre-back, however Ligue 1's Olympique Marseille are also in the hunt for the 26-year-old.

And Marseille, along with Villa, appear to be the front-runners for Bamba's signature, with L'Sport writing that Gerard Houllier's side have submitted a bid of £2.6m while the French club have sent scouts to watch the former Paris Saint-Germain player in action.

Bamba only moved to Sven Goran Eriksson's side in January from Scottish side Hibernian signing a deal until 2013, however he has previously stated he is flattered to have been linked with a switch to the Premier League.