Leicester’s interest in Chelsea midfielder Billy Gilmour
A report claims that Leicester City are interested in youthful Chelsea midfielder Billy Gilmour, with the Foxes having a loan bid rejected in January.
Do you view Leicester’s January transfer window business as a success or a failure? If you are sure that the Foxes conducted a poor month of movements – or one-way movement, in this case – then we are in disagreement. And I’ll explain why.
Brendan Rodgers is obviously doing a great job overall on Filbert Way; naturally there have been one or two strategy and personnel issues or mistakes, but on average, the boss is doing incredibly well. Tactically managing to outcompete ingenious managers such as Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola in the process.
Therefore Foxes of Leicester believes, especially with the injury problems incurred this campaign, that the astute Northern Irishman has enough quality on his roster to achieve the goal of Champions League qualification.
The coronavirus pandemic has affected the capacity for the Leicester City owners to earn in the Duty Free industry, presumably. The Blue Army must be patient for the striker and attacking midfielder which the club seems to need in order to ascend to the remaining highest echelon of footballing efficiency.
Leicester City’s interest in Chelsea’s Billy Gilmour
19 year old highly-rated Chelsea midfielder Billy Gilmour has been linked to the King Power side in recent days. In fact, the Blues are said to have rejected a loan offer from Leicester. Details are below.
"Chelsea knocked back a late-window approach from Leicester City for midfield sensation Billy Gilmour, Football Insider can reveal.Brendan Rodgers’ side were keen to take Gilmour, 19, on loan from the Blues for the second half of the campaign.But Chelsea rejected Leicester’s move because, a club source told Football Insider, they did not want to let a senior player join a rival chasing a top-four Premier league finish."