Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson looking forward tightly on bringing Argentina midfielder Esteban Cambiasso to the King Power Stadium as to prepare his side for their Premier League return against Everton on Saturday.
Negotiations with the 33-year-old athlete are ongoing; however, Pearson wanted this to be kept in secrecy until a concrete deal is made. But, much to his annoyance, the news of this potential signing was exposed last week on a national newspaper.
"I don't know about Cambiasso," said Pearson.
"I don't take too much notice of the air waves. I've not denied our interest. It's something we will continue to work at.
"Whether deals can be done or not it will be based on a number of criteria. We'll work really hard to do the deals. I can't account for other circumstances intervening.
"We have an interest yeah. But my view on talking on other people's players [is] I don't. I don't have a track record of talking about speculation."
Pearson is very much confident with his squad even without Cambiasso. He believes that they will be able to be on top of the Premier League as they had gone home with the Championship title last season.
"I think it's dangerous to set your targets too low," he said. "It's very difficult to have a definitive answer to what might constitute a successful season.
"From a business point of view - and purely on a business level - survival would be an achievement. But, of course, I can't preach that as that would be under-selling what we have the potential to do."
The manager feels that they have a good squad with a good mix of experience and young players who will shine bright in the future given that their potentials are nurtured accordingly.
"Our biggest strength is our team and group ethic. Alone, that's not enough, but we have a lot of quality in our side too.
"But the Premier League and the Championship are very different. Last season was a great success, but it's in the past. We're all very proud of what we achieved but it's about moving on and being a success in the Premier League now."
