The winger admitted that he would be keen to turn his loan move to The King Power Stadium, into a permanent one.
Following their relegation from the Premier League to the Championship at the end of last season, Leicester signed a total of nine new first-team players during the summer transfer window.
One of those was Fatawu, who joined the Foxes on a season-long loan deal, from Portuguese giants Sporting CP.
Since making that move, the 19-year-old has become something of a regular feature for Enzo Maresca’s side.
So far this season, the winger has made 16 appearances in all competitions for Leicester, scoring two goals and providing one assist in that time.
Now it seems as though Fatawu would be keen to remain with the club to add to those tallies, for some time after his loan deal expires at the end of this season.
What has Abdul Fatawu said about signing permanently for Leicester?
It has been reported that as part of his loan move, Leicester have the option to make Fatawu’s deal a permanent one for a fee of around £14.6million, if they win promotion to the Premier League.
Now it seems that a desire to play in the top-flight of English football, means the winger himself would be more than happy to see such a deal agreed.
When asked about the possibility of a permanent move to Leicester, and playing in the Premier League, Fatawu was quoted by Sport Witness as telling South African outlet Soccer Laduma:
“Yeah, Premier League is my dream league, so I’m hoping to play there and since arriving, Leicester has given me a different feeling.
“How the people here have been has given me more confidence to stay here. For me, I’d be happy to stay at Leicester because I know and believe in the team, that we will qualify for the Premier League, so I’ll be happy to stay here.”
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