TRANSFER NEWS: Leicester city complete three signing for replacement of ex-star transfer window shut down

The window is open, anything can happen!”

Enzo Maresca has probably never uttered a truer statement.

It has been a busy one for manager and club, with 10 players leaving and six coming in, but Leicester are expected to be doing much more business over the final days of the window.

Maresca says he wants another three signings at least, with more depending on outgoings — and there could potentially be a few of them.

Harry Souttar and Victor Kristiansen — both only having joined the club in January — Daniel Iversen, Boubakary Soumare, Timothy Castagne and Patson Daka were all left out of the matchday squad for the 2-1 win over Cardiff City because of the speculation surrounding all of their futures, Maresca said.

There have also been doubts over many more at the club.

Jannik Vestergaard has been playing a prominent role while new signing Conor Coady is injured, despite stating in an interview in Denmark — one sanctioned by the club — that he is looking to move this summer and has options in one of the top five European leagues. All parties still expect a transfer to happen if the right offer is made, although Maresca is much more positive about Vestergaard than previous manager Brendan Rodgers, who courted him when the player was at Southampton and then disregarded him.

TRANSFER NEWS: Leicester city complete three signing for replacement of ex-star transfer window shut down has also been featuring more under Maresca, who has stated he is in his plans for his No 8 position.

But there is a further complication. Vestergaard and Praet have one year left on their contracts and are unlikely to commit to new deals after disappointing times at the club. With Leicester having lost seven players on free transfers who had cost them a combined total of £100million ($127.4m) this summer, this is their last chance to get anything back on their investment in the pair. Do they dare let more expensive assets go to waste?

Likewise, Wilfred Ndidi, who seems to now be the third choice for the holding midfielder role but has been reinvented as one of Maresca’s No 8s. He is also in the final year of his contract, as is fellow Nigerian Kelechi Iheanacho.

Iheanacho seems to fit Maresca’s system with his natural ability to come deeper and link play and is now ahead of Jamie Vardy as the preferred centre-forward, but again he is another who could generate decent funds — and there is Premier League interest.

 

Iheanacho is believed to be one of the six players who had indicated to Maresca that they wanted to leave in pre-season but have since told him they are happy to stay. Yet, a move back to the Premier League would be tempting. Crystal Palace are very interested.