This summer, Leicester City has selected a new midfield player in an attempt to replace Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
Uncertainty over who will start in the middle of the park for Steve Cooper’s team in the 2024–2025 Premier League season has overshadowed the Foxes’ summer.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall was sold to Chelsea, and Leicester City’s first focus has been finding a replacement for him. He has ties to former Foxes manager Enzo Maresca at Chelsea.
While Matt O’Riley and other players have been touted as suitable replacements for the midfield player, no deal has materialized as of yet, even though Leicester City was once considered to be in “pole-position” to sign the Danish international.Leicester City seems to have a very good defensive midfield this season, even though they haven’t added an attacking midfield player. The team includes Wilfred Ndidi, who recently inked a new contract at the King Power Stadium, and Harry Winks.
Even with this position’s strength, Cooper has found another player to increase his choices.
Oliver Skipp is being eyed by Leicester City.
Oliver Skipp, a midfielder for Tottenham, is apparently attracting interest from the Foxes, Southampton, and Ipswich this summer, according to The Telegraph.
The 23-year-old, who has made 77 appearances in the Premier League for Spurs overall, is apparently eager to leave the North London team in order to focus on playing time at this point in his career.
Despite playing a total of 21 league games, Skipp was primarily used as Ange Postecoglu’s defensive-midfield backup in most of Skipp’s outings during Tottenham’s 2023–24 campaign.
Harry Winks might be essential to Oliver Skipp’s signing
Winks, a midfielder for Leicester City, may be crucial to acquiring Skipp this summer.
The two have frequently played together for Tottenham, and Skipp will probably want to get back in touch with his old friend.
Leicester City’s midfield will surely be loaded with Premier League experience thanks to the partnership of Winks and Skipp, which should help them defeat fellow promoted Premier League teams Ipswich Town at Southampton.
However, Skipp and Winks are fairly similar players, thus they might be used interchangeably. However, having both players feature at the same time might not be the best option when trying to advance.After potentially adding Skipp, Cooper’s team will have a strong defensive midfield. As long as they add an attacking midfielder to line up in front of players like Winks and Skipp, they should be well-prepared for the Challenge of the Premier League.Leicester City’s 2024–2025 Premier League opener against Tottenham Hotspur is set to take place on Monday, August 19. The Foxes, who won promotion from the Championship the previous season, will now have to fight for their lives under new manager Steve Cooper. Things are not going well for the former Nottingham Forest manager at King Power Stadium, as the Midlands team has lost three of its last four pre-season games, the most recent of which was a 1-0 loss to Palermo. One of the biggest concerns for Leicester over the past month or so has been their insufficient offensive production.The Foxes’ inability to score in their past two games is probably related to their striker problems.
Jamie Vardy is hurt, and Kelechi Iheanacho departed the team on a free transfer.
The 2023–24 season saw the former England international score 18 goals in 35 league games, and it was anticipated that he would start at the front of Cooper’s team in the upcoming campaign.
However, Vardy hasn’t played since a friendly with Villarreal behind closed doors last month.
Ahead of the team’s match against Tottenham, writer Jordan Blackwell of Leicester Live has now given an update on the experienced striker.
“The question of Vardy’s fitness has been raised both times I’ve spoken to Cooper,” the speaker stated. When we last spoke with him, following Palermo, he expressed his hope that Vardy would return for Augsburg.
That he isn’t implies that he is now running behind schedule, which can be concerning, although he seems to have just slight delays.
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“The question of Vardy’s fitness has been raised both times I’ve spoken to Cooper,” the speaker stated. When we last spoke with him, following Palermo, he expressed his hope that Vardy would return for Augsburg.
That he isn’t implies that he is now running behind schedule, which can be concerning, although he seems to have just slight delays.
Given how much game time he’s lost, I would think he is now unlikely to start against Spurs because he wasn’t in training at this week’s open session. Even if he does appear against Lens, that is.”But, he will at least be on the bench if he gets some playing time or even a little bit of training time between now and Spurs.”
