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Leicester City Took Wise Decission Of Players For Set 2024
Leicester City Took Wise Decission Of Players For Set 2024
The Foxes suffered their first defeat of the campaign as they were beaten 1-0 by Hull City at the King Power Stadium on Saturday, with Liam Delap’s 15th-minute strike sealing all three points for the Tigers.
But prior to that, Enzo Maresca’s side had won their opening four league games and they head into the international break sitting third in the table, level on points with second-placed Ipswich Town and one point behind leaders Preston North End.
Maresca has rebuilt his squad this summer, with Harry Winks, Conor Coady, Mads Hermansen, Stephy Mavididi, Tom Cannon, Callum Doyle, Cesare Casadei, Yunus Akgun and Abdul Fatawu arriving at the club, while there were a number of high-profile exits following relegation, including James Maddison, Harvey Barnes and Youri Tielemans.
As Leicester look to make an immediate top-flight return, we looked at which players are entering the final year of their contracts at the club.
Goalkeeper Smithies joined the Foxes last summer from Cardiff City, but he is yet to make an appearance for the club.
Smithies is currently out injured, but with incredibly strong competition for places from Hermansen, Jakub Stolarczyk, Danny Ward and Daniel Iversen, it seems unlikely he will receive many minutes when he returns and it would be a surprise if he was offered an extension when his deal expires.
Defender Vestergaard did not feature for Leicester in the Premier League last season under Brendan Rodgers or Dean Smith, with his only appearances coming in the cup competitions.
However, the 31-year-old is back in favour under Maresca and has started all five Championship games so far, forming a partnership with Wout Faes at the heart of the defence.
The Foxes managed to keep hold of midfielder Ndidi this summer, despite interest from Nottingham Forest and Bayern Munich.
Ndidi has been a mainstay in the team since his arrival from Genk in January 2017 and he has scored two goals and provided one assist in seven appearances in all competitions so far this season.
Midfielder Choudhury was another player linked with a move away from the King Power Stadium this summer, with Southampton said to have been keen, but a move did not materialise.
After spending last season on loan at Watford, Choudhury has made five appearances in all competitions for Maresca’s side this campaign, although all of his league minutes have come as a substitute.
