Where three ideal Leicester signings fit into the starting XI: Part one
His market value—£4.5million—is much more reasonable (even with the added inflation of being youthful, promising, and English as part of his makeup), versus other supposed targets; William Saliba (right-footed and played the entire campaign with Marseille on the right-side of defence), Gleison Bremer (right-footed), etc. It’s a fairly low-risk, high reward purchase, the epitome of how Leicester City is running itself as a club.
Acquiring Colwill wouldn’t improve the starting XI—as I’d keep Evans on the left, at least to start the season—but would provide a real asset for the future and rotational fixtures, such as domestic cups. There’s a reason he’s being touted as a generational talent, which might make Chelsea reluctant to offload, especially with them losing a lot of centre-backs in the coming window.
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As a club, Chelsea hasn’t shied away from selling youth talents, despite public perception arguing against it, and maybe, if the Foxes offer something attractive enough—around the £15-£20 million mark—he could be pried away from London. For all of these reasons, that’s why I’ve chosen Levi Colwill, as the first piece of business for Leicester City, not to adjust the starting XI, but as an integral piece for the future, as an impressive LCB.