How Leicester shrewdly ensured they'd secure huge Monga profit

Just over a week ago, 11 Leicester City players were released. This included three senior footballers, one of which was Jamie Vardy. The other eight were deemed unwanted academy assets. At the start of this week, the East Midlands club have announcement nine contract extensions for Foxes they desire to keep. In one or two cases, it was not just to reward or retain certain youngsters and those breaking into the squad.

The fresh agreements were also clearly designed to cleverly ensure that LCFC would make significant profits on their starlets should any force a move or become sellable in the future. In addition to tremendously exciting winger Jeremy Monga, City have protected other investments in the future. Goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk, for example, is one of the brightest emerging talents on Filbert Way at the moment.

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The other seven to re-sign are as follows:
Sammy Braybrooke, Henry Cartwright,
Olabade Aluko, Silko Thomas, Bobby Amartey, Toby Onanaye and Stevie Bausor. Midfielder Brandon Cover has received an offer too.

How Leicester prudently ensured they'd secure large future Jeremy Monga profit

To use a music analogy, you could argue that the rapper Future should have changed his name to 'The Present' upon his domination of the rap industry a few years ago. Similarly, being a footy prospect is merely a stage of chrysalis: the young player must transition to a professional, and perhaps a true baller. Jeremy Monga is the latest butterfly City expect to emerge.

At some point, it will be make or break for the up-and-coming Foxes at King Power Stadium. Though Monga has been earmarked as special already. The teams associated with an interest in him could pay mega money for a transfer by 2026. Which is partly why LCFC bosses covered their youth expenditure in this case.