Leicester City fans are again worried about the club keeping star player Youri Tielemans, as he is reportedly stalling over signing a new Foxes contract.
Foxes of Leicester recently proposed to our followers to name, in order of importance, the three most vital pieces of business or moves the King Power outfit could make this off-season. There were, as always, mostly very good and thoughtfully insightful answers. And a few humorous ones thrown in for good measure. Check it out for yourself via the tweet below.
Name the top 3⃣ things, in order of importance, which you want to see Leicester do this summer. It could be keeping a player, improving a position, a specific signing, or even ground capacity etc.
— Foxes of Leicester (@FoxesofLCFC) June 2, 2021
As always, we'll retweet the best answers 🦊🗣#LCFC 🔢📊
Naturally retaining ‘starman’ Youri Tielemans was seemingly something on everyone’s mind for the Blue Army fan base. In addition the Foxes fans’ consensus also appeared to point at strengthening the right-wing and adding another proven goalscorer to the roster.
These were all fairly predictable replies, if you follow Leicester as closely as we have to. Yet it is always encouraging to get confirmation or validation from the stands – the most important part of any club!
Why the 24-year-old is so valued by the Foxes faithful is simple: he is world-class, has updated or revolutionised the midfield and he scored the winner in the FA Cup final. A goal that was as significant and historic as it was a worldie.
Leicester City supporters’ worry for starman
Manchester United, Liverpool, Barcelona – when neutrals hear the names of gigantic teams such as those attached to a supposed interest to a standout Foxes player, they must be concerned for us. When we LCFC fans hear that type of thing, we worry, in all honesty.
That latter response is also an understandable reaction: Leicester just cannot compete on a revenue level with those sort of sides due to the amount of paying followers they have around the globe. Though the east Midlands outfit does compete on the pitch through diligence on and off the field, it is difficult to make a full challenge in everything entered.
Obviously we all want to see Tielemans stay for one more year at the very least, he said himself he’s content; incidentally his current deal expires in two years, summer 2023. And there is absolutely no onus on LCFC’s ownership to sell as far as we are aware, with regards to financial need, clauses or anything like that.
Recently Top Srivaddhanaprabha, the owner, suggested that the club was in a great position of strength and will be making acquisitions in the transfer market. However, for the past three consecutive seasons, a solitary star asset was sold between campaigns: Riyad Mahrez, Harry Maguire and then Ben Chilwell.
Chances of Youri Tielemans staying at Leicester City
Unfortunately there is no way of knowing what will happen. Yes, the Foxes are no longer a selling team but when a player is the subject of a ridiculously high bid and suggests they want to leave, it is surely difficult for chairmen to decline for several reasons. FoL can’t envision Tielemans ‘pulling a Mahrez’: petulantly demanding his own sale. But he may politely request the switch.
Despite recent reports of Tielemans or his representatives being involved in talks for an extension on Filbert Way, Eurosport stated this week that the Belgian will wait until the Euro2020 tournament is finished, or Belgium’s competition ends, to decide his future.
This could just mean the former Monaco man is too busy with his international teammates to discuss or sign with LCFC. On the others hand, he could simply be awaiting the impressive offers he may receive from huge outfits after a hypothetically great Euros. Hopefully starman stays in Leicestershire come August, or September, but it is too early to tell. Even 50/50. If the Red Devils of mainland Europe lift the Henri Delaunay Trophy on July 11 subsequent to a Tielemans rocket from 30-yards – then it is time to panic!