ITK Leicester account says club to bag extra £7m from ex-Fox sell-on

For a struggling club constantly under the microscope, who previously made a mess of all their dealings over a spell of up to five years, Leicester City bosses have been making a lot of great moves over the 2026 offseason. In addition to currently impressive hierarchical dealings, new manager Russell Martin has made great inroads and strides on and off the pitch at the Seagrave Training Ground, and whilst on the road for away friendlies.

Indeed, the Foxes have won all three of their preseason matches against Northampton Town, Bristol Rovers, as well as Burton Albion most recently. The players should be as collectively fit as proverbial fiddles too, following a gruelling yet essential camp overseen by the demanding but seemingly caring former Scotland international.

In the meantime, Filbert Way executives, along with the recruitment team, oversaw the sale, discounting and general exits of many unwanted footballers. Not to mention the aforementioned staff obtaining the appropriate amount, or even more than expected, for unproven yet promising youngster Jeremy Monga from Enzo Maresca and the overly rich Manchester City.

With a few prospectively ideal signings, a credible squad able to storm to the top of League One is hopefully being assembled in LE2. Although further potentially significant departures, necessary and otherwise, are forecast in Leicestershire as the summer progresses.

Many centre backs could join the underwhelming Jannik Vestergaard in exiting King Power Stadium during this transitional phase. None are arguably more important or valuable than Ben Nelson and Harry Souttar, who might perhaps ultimately gain the LE2 club more than a combined £20 million in much-needed revenue.

Leicester City's surprisingly prudent clause

Leicester's initial sale of summer 2026 was the embodiment of an uncaring, modern day footballer, in Bilal El Khannouss. City reportedly broke even after Stuttgart loaned then paid up to £19m for the attacking midfielder.

Many fans wanted El Khannouss gone for rather obviously and impolitely disrespecting the East Midlands outfit; nobody denies El Khannouss's talent, nonetheless. In addition to roughly recouping their investment, City might perhaps be set for an unexpected windfall.

In true uncommitted and self-serving fashion, the Morocco international has comically and predictably (allegedly) requested to leave the Germans already. Leicester supposedly had a sell-on stipulation placed in the Stuttgart agreement.

"The permanent fee is €18m (£15.5m), added to the €3.5m (£3m) already paid for the loan. Bonuses could take the package to €30m (£26m). City signed him for £20m from Genk in 2024.

That provision means Leicester could receive further money in future if El Khannouss earns a bigger move."

OneFootball via Leicester Mercury

An in the know Foxes account claims that percentage would be upto 15 per cent. If El Khannouss ultimately goes for £50m-plus, the Foxes could ostensibly receive another £7m or more from a particularly prudent clause.

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