Leicester owners forgo millions to ensure quality remains

In the recently past transfer window, Rachid Ghezzal – a very uninspiring winger not ready or talented enough for EPL football – joined Turks Besiktas for a relatively nominal fee of £2.7m. Dennis Praet has temporarily gone to Italians Torino for a smart loan price of £900,000.

The remaining outgoings – Christian Fuchs, Matty James, Sam Hughes and Wes Morgan – were either released, sold for free or retired. Meanwhile no outstanding athletes or leaders among the ranks were relinquished. Therefore a trend was bucked this season, or for this season.

Furthermore, Foxes of Leicester feel the LCFC hierarchy deserve much praise for resisting mega offers and being unwilling to sell off their prized assets. We all know Liverpool wanted Belgian midfielder Youri Tielemans; whilst Arsenal, despite no bids emerging, were very keen on James Maddison, a player who suits their style.

If Leicester’s owners had instructed the recruitment department to orchestrate an agreement to sell either aforementioned talents, they would have attempted to do so. If no offers transpired, they would have offered the men to their apparent suitors.

Evidently Khun Top restrained himself from doing so – and it definitely feels as though he did that for the right reasons, such as evolution and positive building. This ship is being steered better than steadily: it is more of a groundbreaking EPL uprising.