This EPL recruitment chief set to be appointed at Leicester City

Following the departure of former recruitment head, Lee Congerton, an experienced Premier League transfer chief is set to be appointed at Leicester City.

Some good, some bad – is a way to describe the signings made by Congerton while with the Foxes. Successful acquisitions under the 48-year-old in my eyes were: James Justin, Youri Tielemans – if the right fee is obtained this summer – Timothy Castagne, Wesley Fofana and Ademola Lookman on loan.

With regard to the unsuccessful and sometimes downright terrible buys, here is my list: Jannik Vestergaard, Ryan Bertrand and Ryan Bennett. And, I guess, you have to throw in Cengiz Under. Although, some of us wanted to see more.

Meanwhile, hanging in the balance are the jury’s out selections: Ayoze Perez, Boubakary Soumare and Patson Daka. Dennis Praet didn’t work out but it wasn’t the Belgian’s fault, it was mismanagement and saturation.

I think Congerton did pretty well overall: I mean, imagine not having Fofana in general, or Tielemans for the FA Cup Final last season. Though, the former eventually left for Atalanta, and a replacement for this summer’s business is apparently chosen. Southampton’s Martyn Glover shall be head of senior recruitment, according to The Athletic.

A tantalising semifinal second leg in Rome for Leicester City

Nerves, excitement, pessimism, optimism – every sporting emotion is surely prevalent amongst the Blue Army as the anticipation of Thursday’s enormous tie with Roma is settled. For better or for worse. It is doable; I am positive of that. Yet progression to the final is going to be a difficult proposition, as I see it.

Early team news for the East Midlanders is that both Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and James Maddison – both missed the Tottenham Hotspur loss – have injuries or knocks. However, happily for the Foxes, Brendan Rodgers was positive when asked about the pair’s chances of playing in the Europa Conference League semifinal decider in Italy.

Over in the Romans’ camp, there is a major fitness concern concerning a vital player. Henrikh Mkhitaryan is reportedly out of the contest after sustaining a ‘muscle strain’, according to a report. Mkhitaryan did miss the Yellows and Reds’ Bologna draw at the weekend.