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Former Leicester City favourite in four-way transfer battle as £10m price tag set Jordan James enjoyed a successful loan spell with Leicester City last season Former Leicester City midfielder Jordan James is the subject of a four-club transfer race this summer after returning to Rennes. The Wales international spent last season on loan at the King Power Stadium, scoring 11 goals as the Foxes were relegated from the Championship. James won the EFL Young Player of the Season award, as well as three honours in City's end-of-season awards. Leicester were understood to have had an option to buy James from Rennes this summer but were unable to do so. The club dropped into the third tier for only the second time in its history, and the midfielder returned to France. A move to Crystal Palace and West Ham was tipped earlier in the window, but four clubs are now battling to land James before the transfer window closes. FOLLOW ON FACEBOOK! All the latest Leicester City news on LeicestershireLive’s Leicester City Facebook page! Get LeicestershireLIVE Premium now for just £1 HERE. You can also join our WhatsApp Community by clicking HERE The Hammers have now been joined by Wolves, Middlesbrough and Burnley in the race to land James. All four are expected to compete at the top of the Championship this season and are eyeing a move for the 21-year-old. Rennes are open to selling the former Leicester man and are hoping to receive around £10million. They are said to prefer a permanent fee for the midfielder rather than another loan. Sammy Braybrooke has stepped into the void left by James at the King Power Stadium. The academy product made his first start for the Foxes in the Carabao Cup win over Northampton Town on Saturday and impressed in Russell Martin's team. “He’s great. He grew into the game,” the Leicester boss said. "How you play in pre-season and then competitively is very different, but I thought as the game went on, he was brilliant. "You can see how he can take the ball, can drive on with the game and I think the most exciting thing for us is we win and with the young guys in particular, they put in some good performances. "But there is so much more to come from them. There’s so much room for improvement and growth in the team and for us."