Thanks to The Athletic's update on Jeremy Monga, Jake Evans and Olabade Aluko, Leicester City supporters finally have something to cheer. It's been an awful season, and Foxes fans are worried about their favourite players leaving the East Midlands club. The threat of losing even the exceptional youth stars at King Power Stadium is apparent. However, the trusted source suggests that it appears as though City will retain three of their brightest young footballers. We explain the trio's respective situations and detail what the news means for Leicester going forward.
The Athletic's update on Leicester City starlets Jeremy Monga, Jake Evans and Olabade Aluko
If we trust The Athletic, as so many football spectators do, then the Leicester faithful can breathe a sigh of relief. The outfit's LCFC writer, Rob Tanner, stated Monga and Evans are 'due to sign scholarship deals'. Meanwhile Aluko, who has turned 18 unlike the aforementioned duo, will 'sign a professional contract'.
So the Foxes have managed to hang onto these youthful ballers. Therefore losing top, emerging talent to big six clubs, as was forecasted, will not happen. As I say, The Athletic are typically bang on so to speak. I do put stock into this update.
What's next for LCFC trio - will they feature heavily in the Championship?
Leicestershire Live recently speculated that the entire team could be built around Jake Evans as a replacement for Jamie Vardy. That prediction is very likely premature. If you ask me, it is not out of the realm of possibility that the 16-year-old could well be leading the line in a few years from now.
Monga will be banging on the door of whoever is in charge of the first team. Someone with his talent will reject being demoted back to the Under-21s. While Aluko is City's youngest Nigerian Premier League debutant and will wish to kick on.