Leicester City find themselves at a crossroads between ambition and reality. While the Foxes aim for stability, the goalkeeping situation demands a cold-eyed assessment. Jakub Stolarczyk, though promising, has seen his trajectory falter as high-profile errors have begun to creep into his game. If an upward momentum is to be gained, an upgrade between the sticks feels inevitable at LCFC.
Leicester City's potential goalkeeping opportunities
City have reportedly long kept a watching eye on James Trafford, but Leeds United appear to have stolen a march (excuse the pun). With reports suggesting the Whites are supposedly ready to launch a £30million-plus raid for the Manchester City man, Leicester risk being priced out.
"Leeds United eye £30m+ Man City transfer - Southampton and Leicester City may be watching on"FLW
A return for Mads Hermansen (who has recently found his feet at West Ham United after a poor start) has also been mooted. However, with Hermansen's form in East London finally stabilising, a homecoming looks increasingly unlikely, leaving Leicester with a conundrum in the net for next season. Interim head coach Andy King has even used veteran Asmir Begovic instead of the Pole.
Abdul Fatawu valuation opinion
Amidst this transfer frustration, fresh data has finally shed light on Abdul Fatawu's apparent market value. Estimates now place the Ghanaian sensation at approximately €21m (£18.3m); in spite of Sunderland's rejected £27.5m emerging last summer.
Frankly, if Leicester were to let the wingman go for anything less than £30m, it would be a travesty given his explosive output and absolute star status on Filbert Way.
Fatawu is a rare breed of winger: at just 21, he possesses the raw pace, dribbling ability, technical ceiling and goalscoring to potentially be upto a £100m player.
"However, according to the Data, Leicester City will struggle to get as much as Sunderland’s offer. FootballTransfers‘ data suggests that Fatawu is worth €21m, which comes to around £18.2m."The72
However, Fatawu must focus, buckle down and refines his decision-making. For a club likely to miss out on Trafford, ensuring they extract maximum value (or maximum service by keeping) from the Ghana international is now the absolute priority.