Leicester City are reportedly eyeing the possibility of signing Lokomotiv Moscow defender Vedran Corluka to bolster their defensive options for the upcoming season, the Mirror reports.
Corluka, 30, has vast Premier League experience having played for Tottenham and Manchester City between 2007 and 2012 - making a total of 119 appearances in the process.
The versatile defender was part of the Croatia team that reached the last 16 of Euro 2016 and his performances at the heart of the backline have been widely praised at home and abroad.
Those performances have reportedly resulted in Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich showing an interest, but according to the Mirror, Claudio Ranieri is showing concrete interest in bringing the 30-year-old back to the Premier League.
The Premier League champions will have to combine their title defence with a debut season in the Champions League and reports suggest Ranieri is not only keen on bringing in more players, but also experienced players.
Corluka has experience playing in the Champions League, having been a part of Spurs' successful run in Europe's top competition in the 2010/11 campaign. Reports suggest the Croatian would be open to a return to one of Europe's top five leagues.
Ranieri, formerly known as the 'Tinkerman', stuck to the same backline for much of their successful season, but the added fixtures the Champions League brings means the Italian will require further quality options.
The Foxes boss oversaw a successful start to their pre-season tour on Saturday with a penalty-shootout win over Celtic in the International Champions Cup.
The former Chelsea boss expressed his delight at the display and insisted his side were hitting their stride ahead of the start of their title defence in August.
"Very happy today. We were concentrated and compact," Ranieri told Leicester's Twitter account.
"The players came back in good condition. We are getting better. Celtic's fitness is ahead of ours. It was a good challenge."