Leicester City will surely be welcoming in some new signings to the building soon.
Russell Martin is now positioned at the helm to bring the long wait for a Gary Rowett successor to be revealed to a close, so time is of the essence in securing signings to turn the Foxes' ranks into a League One promotion-winning machine.
The Midlands titans continue to be linked with a free transfer move for Archie Collins, who would be an astute pick-up, as he's been in and around the promotion positions in this gruelling league before with Peterborough United.
But, landing Conor Chaplin's signature would be a far more eye-catching and exciting signing, as the Foxes desperately need attacking reinforcements who can set the third-tier alight in their bid for an instant promotion.
Leicester's pursuit of Chaplin
Football League World exclusively broke this development earlier this month, with FLW reporting that the Foxes are very keen on snapping up the free agent, as he is set to be released by Ipswich Town.
It has since come to light that the one-time Premier League champions are not going to be alone as they chase after the experienced attacker this summer, with Oxford United reported as another suitor who wants to land the Worthing-born forward.
Chaplin will have his fair share of clubs to select from this off-season, with Leicester sending out a statement if they were to win the 29-year-old, who was even touted as being on Derby County's shopping list in May.
It would be an even better signing than Collins joining the building, as Chaplin seemingly has the magic formula up his sleeve when it comes to winning promotion up and down the EFL.
He'd be an even better signing than Collins
Collins does have 174 League One appearances under his belt, so he knows what it takes to be a success in the challenging terrain of the third tier. But, he has never won promotion out of it, despite his best efforts, and his 24 goal contributions from the middle of the park.
Chaplin has, on the other hand, as he played a vital role in the Tractor Boys winning back-to-back promotions from League One to the Premier League during a whirlwind couple of years at Portman Road between 2022 and 2024.
The triumphant first promotion at the end of the 2022-23 season was the 29-year-old at his devastating best in attack, as the two-time Portsmouth attacker slammed home an incredible 26 goals to be crowned the overall player of the campaign for the entire division.
Ed Sheeran, who is a celebrity super-fan of the Suffolk side, would even hail Chaplin as his favourite Ipswich player in 2024, in the midst of Ipswich's insane rise, as the soon-to-be former Tractor Boys number ten went on to hit the dizzy heights of the Premier League at Portman Road.
He has a further 22 goals in League One to brag about, when lining up for Barnsley, Coventry City, and the aforementioned Pompey, with the lethal and diminutive forward a bit of a cheat code at the punishing level.
His positives don't just stop here, as he can also play as a winger, or as an out-and-out striker, alongside his favoured spot in the starting XI as a number ten.
While Collins will undoubtedly boost the Leicester midfield numbers, he is a slight one-trick pony, with a defensive midfield spot on the pitch the only real position he excels in.
By winning Chaplin, for £0, you're snapping up a promotion expert who can score goals galore from various positions on the pitch.
Arguably, Leicester couldn't grab a better first signing for Martin than adding the versatile 29-year-old to their ranks.
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