While much of the King Power faithful has spent this season shrouded in a cynical haze, a closer inspection reveals that Leicester City's recruitment department has actually orchestrated several masterstrokes in the loan market. Jordan James, for instance, possesses a footballing ceiling so high he seems destined for the game's grandest domestic stages.
It remains a profound tragedy that the Welshman's long-term future almost certainly lies away from the East Midlands side. Similarly, had the fates been kinder regarding injuries and that red card, Aaron Ramsey's inventive spark might well have been the catalyst to steer the club clear of this harrowing survival scrap.
Even one certain youthful recruit often shimmered with potential. Divine Mukasa looks every bit the future Manchester City, or England, star.
Leicester City's unfathomable, counterintuitive and counterproductive Southampton fixation
However, the narrative curdles when examining LCFC's puzzling obsession with mediocre Southampton outcasts and charlatans. History suggests the Foxes should sever ties with the South Coast outfit entirely: the pipeline has yielded little more than overpriced, overpaid dross.
Look no further than the underwhelming legacies of Ryan Bertrand and Jannik Vestergaard to see the pattern. Enter Joe Aribo: this campaign's quintessential unnecessary signing. Unwanted at St Mary's and seemingly surplus to requirements at the King Power, Aribo's impact has been nonexistent.
​The statistics are damning. Since his arrival, the 29-year-old has managed a solitary start and a pitiful 241 minutes of total action. Suggesting a total lack of alignment between LE2 recruitment staff and the three managers who have cycled through the dugout without care.
Yet, in a twist that defines this uninspiring era, Gary Rowett has hinted at a reprieve. According to the Leicester Mercury, the Nigeria international may finally be drafted into a functional, if drab, Rowett XI. Whether this is a genuine tactical pivot or an act of sheer desperation remains to be seen.
"Joe Aribo’s game intelligence could be an asset that Gary Rowett draws on as Leicester City seek the answer to Championship survival."Leicestershire Live
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