Why there will be a “major transformation” at Leicester City during the next two transfer windows

Brendan Rodgers suspects his squad could look very different in a year’s time as Leicester City again look to get players through the exit door in the transfer window

The next two transfer windows will see a “major shift” inside the Leicester City squad as the team looks to offload players in January.

City had intended to revamp their team in the summer, but despite their best efforts to find buyers for their unwanted players so that they could create way for new additions, they were unsuccessful. There will be a budget to deal with in January, and City hopes to increase its financial resources by bringing players out of retirement.

The likes of Jannik Vestergaard, who City received a bid from Fulham for in the summer but who preferred to stay, are periphery players who may be moved on. There will be buyers for Ayoze Perez, who Spanish teams are interested in, Dennis Praet, who Torino are still interested in, and Caglar Soyuncu, who has been strongly connected to Atletico Madrid.

Brendan Rodgers has been guaranteed of funding for Leicester City’s third move in January.

Leicester City is not in a rush to recruit a successor following their Championship exit.

But when it comes to the squad’s rotation, it is just half the tale. Seven players will be free agents in the summer; their contracts will expire in June 2023 for Soyuncu, Perez, Jonny Evans, Daniel Amartey, Papy Mendy, Ryan Bertrand, and Youri Tielemans.

Together, those two elements suggest that the City team may look considerably different at this time next year. However, that depends on the team selling players more successfully than they did in the summer.

Players may only go if there are offers, according to manager Brendan Rodgers. The club will take a closer look at it.

These two factors together imply that the City team may look very different at this time next year. That is contingent on the team selling players more effectively than they did over the summer, though.

According to manager Brendan Rodgers, players may only go if there are offers. The club will investigate it further.

The team’s spirit is really strong right now, and we want to maintain it. Naturally, some players could want to stay and play a little bit more, and I’m sure the club will let me know when a decision has to be made on that.

If James Maddison doesn’t agree to a new deal, City may also need to decide what to do with him in the summer. The offensive midfielder’s contract expires in 2024, so next summer would be the last chance for the team to get a good price for him.