Three replacements for Youri Tielemans if he leaves Leicester

A dream worth having

I firmly believe in a balanced midfield. This means having at least a ball winner, a progressor/possessor, and a creator. Leicester City have a playmaker and they have the Nigerian international midfielder. Were they to get Ketelaere regardless of replacing the Belgian, then there remains a spot.

That position should go to none other than Olympique Lyonnais’ Maxence Caqueret. The central midfielder is a young progressor at heart, starting from deep and getting much further forward than Sangare, almost identical to Tielemans.

The French midfielder is a dream option. Young, energetic, and with plenty of development to go – after all, he does not score many goals or get assists – this player offers oodles of potential and plenty of promise. Though he would not come cheap.

Once again, SmarterScout helps to clear up his stylistic suiting to the East Midlands outfit. Rodgers would love a player like him: 96/100 on defensive quantity, 94 on recovery, 92 on disruption, and 66/100 on link up play. He wins the ball and passes it quickly forward, working with other players to progress the ball.

The player has featured times in the French Ligue 1 and has been integral to ‘OL’. If Leicester could get this signing over the line, it would be a near like for like replacement, then Rodgers just needs to develop the player’s goalscoring acumen.