With the season over and pre-season looming, Scouts and directors are travelling all around the globe -virtually- to find new players to improve their teams for the upcoming campaign. Well, John Rudkin and co. are part of that gang and will be looking for players to propel Leicester City into the Champions League next season.
Well, lets just pretend that I’m part of the recruitment team and I have to write up a shortlist of three players to bring into the King Power Stadium, and this is that very shortlist.
Tammy Abraham:
Until the last game Jamie Vardy had scored 2 goals since December. It was a pitiful amount of goals and his performances matched his numbers, which led to the emergence and resurgence of Kelechi Iheanacho who became the main man.
The disparity in performances showed that Vardy doesn’t have long left at the very top, and sooner or later a striker will have to be brought in to replace him. I know Iheanacho is a fantastic striker, but it can do no harm in having two excellent strikers. Please click below as Foxes of Leicester finish talking Tammy and move onto our following suggestion.
Abraham is on the periphery at Chelsea and is looking for a move away. He is quick, tall and clinical in front of goal; after all he was the Pensioners’ top goal scorer in 2019/20 and joint leader this term despite being down the pecking order.
The striker is only 23 years old and bringing someone in that young and that good can only improve the side. The worst possible scenario is leaving it too late to replace Vardy and you end up with only one recognisable striker.
Perdo Neto:
This might be slightly unlikely for Leicester City: it depends on whether Wolverhampton Wanderers see Leicester City as a direct competitor despite finishing 8 places lower.
The 21-Year-Old may have only contributed 10 goals in 31 appearances, but this was in a side playing without a striker and only scoring 36 goals in the whole campaign.
The Portuguese winger is lightning quick, silky, clever and can dribble past any full back in the league. Every time I watch him I am transfixed on the game because he can turn a game on its head through a moment of brilliance, like he did at home to Chelsea a few months back.
Neto would easily fit into the side as Rodgers is desperate for a top-class winger, and a left footed player; it’s incredible how many right-footed players the Foxes have presently. This addition would potentially also bring some pace to this side and genuine quality, however, Wolves might make it difficult.
Nick Pope:
This is probably the most controversial opinion, but I did say exactly the same thing this time last year. Whilst Kasper Schmeichel has saved Leicester City on a number of occasions and was one of the main reasons for his side winning the FA Cup, however few can deny the high profile mistakes he has made and his distribution is a huge problem for Brendan Rodgers’ style of play.
Nick Pope isn’t blessed with passing ability. However, he is no worse than Kasper and in my opinion is a better all-round keeper, when you look at shot stopping, catching crosses and commanding his area, whilst being 5 years younger.
Being a keeper for Burnley means you have to be an incredible keeper to keep them afloat in the Premier League. Having 30% possession and facing double figure attempts in every game leads to him being top or near the top of the ‘Most saves’ table.
Schmeichel still is a fantastic goalkeeper but planning for the future is key, just like it is with Vardy. Lack of planning leads to panic buying and failing to replace a player, just like the club are still doing with Riyad Mahrez 3 years later!