Leicester City's Nigel Pearson hints at Kevin Phillips signing

Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson has said that he is open to the idea of signing Kevin Phillips during the January transfer window.

The 40-year-old striker is currently a free agent after being released by Crystal Palace earlier this week.

"The last time I worked with him [at West Bromwich Albion] he scored a hat-trick so it would be a bit silly not to be partly interested - but we'll see what happens," Sky Sports News quotes Pearson as saying.

Phillips joined Palace on a permanent deal in July 2013.