Fabrizio Romano confirms Leicester's Mukasa deal in glimmer of hope

Leicester City find themselves firmly stuck in a winter of discontent. Shackled by stringent financial restrictions and the looming shadow of Profit and Sustainability punishment in the form of points deduction, the Foxes have been unable to flex any muscle in the transfer market. Though the East Midlanders rarely have in recent seasons either.

This monetary paralysis has bled onto the pitch: King Power Stadium, once a fortress, has recently witnessed the humiliation of successive home defeats to Oxford United and Charlton Athletic. With Marti Cifuentes gone and the club drifting down the English Football League Championship table, the LE2 atmosphere has turned rather sour.

Leicester City transfer lifeline in form of Divine Mukasa merely awaiting Fabrizio Romano 'Here we go'

However, a credible lifeline has emerged from the North West. Reliable reports, including confirmation from Fabrizio Romano, suggest that Manchester City starlet Divine Mukasa is set to join on loan. While Leicester's bank account remains frozen, a temporary move for the 18-year-old playmaker is both a viable and desperate necessity.

Mukasa, a creative engine who registered staggering numbers in the youth ranks, possesses the technical guile and eye for goal that Leicester’s stagnant midfield currently lacks without Jordan James. He is definitely a talent in the 'Pep Guardiola style'.

​Should the deal finalise, the starting XI would likely pivot around the Newham, London-born baller. Mukasa would naturally slot into the No.10 role. Alternatively, a creative-eight position; either way he potentially displaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid, in spite of the Jamaican's eye for goal.

In operating parallel to the frontline of Stephy Mavididi and Abdul Fatawu, the Citizen could provide the incisive service required to unlock stubborn Championship defences. The latter represents a spark of hope in an otherwise bleak season. Whether teenagers such as Mukasa, Jack Fletcher or Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba can carry the weight of a drifting giant is definitely up for debate.