Obtaining a fee for Youri Tielemans is now vital for Leicester City

It is not just in passes and touches that Tielemans excels, but also in his long-range shooting. Though the Belgian only scored six in the 20/21 season, he has already scored five in the 21/22 season in half the number of games. Whenever the Starman moves forward, there will always be a shout for him to shoot.

Even in this less impressive season for Leicester City, the ‘thinker’ remains one of the most integral and progressive forces balancing the ultra-defensive tendencies of Wilfred Ndidi with the creative spark that is James Maddison. Tielemans links the play between everyone.

"“he has been involved in the highest number of open-play sequences (458), defined as a passage of play that belongs to one team and is ended by defensive actions, stoppages in play or a shot.”"

This player matters a lot to Leicester, so it is inconceivable to suggest it might be beneficial to sell rather than to fight to keep the Belgian for another season.

Why Rodgers must sell

The short reason is obvious: a sale in summer guarantees the King Power side get a respectable fee for a player they spent so much on a few years back. Waiting another window could mean losing the player for free.

There are other reasons, but we will go over those after first exploring why getting this money matters so much to Rodgers more than anyone. It is also worth noting that the Foxes need to sell a big player regardless.