The King Power Club will likely see a significant number of their current squad depart. With contracts expiring, the allure of Championship football unlikely to attract their stars, and PSR woes forcing the once mighty East Midland's side, plenty of players will be sold. That being said, perhaps the hardest one to take is that of Jamie Vardy.
After 13 years at Leicester, the talismanic legend is looking for a new challenge with a fresh Premier League or foreign club to continue making a mark in football. However, this leaves Ruud van Nistelrooy's - for now anyway - Foxes with an unconfident Patson Daka and their possible youth promotions or out-of-position forwards as striker options. They will need one.
Leicester City's search for a striker
The priority for a forward has to be someone who fits three primary characteristics: explosive style of play, defensive support, and chance to gain a transfer fee in the future. This means we will likely need a younger talent that has played at a club with less possession. That being said, the option remains to choose a prolific forward proven in the division.
A rumour has circulated that Ezekiel Alladoh is being tracked by Leicester City. Unfortunately, there is little in terms of statistics, analysis, or videos to analyse. This makes it very difficult to really understand what kind of talent the Ghanaian is and whether they fit the bill. However, we do know some information.
The Ghanaian forward plays in the Allsvenskan for IF Brommapojkarna, is only 19-years-old and is being scouted by a couple clubs. The Scandinavian leagues are a goldmine for African talent looking to get senior football in Europe. Clubs such as Brighton & Hove Albion and Brentford have made good use of these leagues to find gems.
Standing at over 6ft tall, the young striker offers a strong opportunity for a team to cross balls into the box. His current club typically use long balls and crosses from the wings, so it makes sense Alladoh would have been signed. Additionally, by playing with a more defensive side, the Ghanaian is more involved defensively and deeper in the pitch than many strikers.
This could mean we can understand the talent as a taller Jamie Vardy. They will drop back when the team is under immense pressure, but will try to get in behind with long balls or running at defenders when the ball is played short. This does mean that Alladoh can be wasteful in utilising space, by running into congested space and failing to pass, partly due to the lack of options. He loses possession a lot.
Leicester City should do better in providing midfielders and wingers looking to cut inside or move into the channels. The King Power side are also comically bad with headers despite the number of tall players at the club, so having another tall talent at the top of the pitch should hopefully improve this situation and give more impetus for higher crosses. A lot will depend on which manager leads Leicester into the next campaign.
Alladoh has 10 appearances for the Swedish club in the Allsvenskan and has four goals, missing two big chances and not collecting a single assist. The Swedes are not a prolific creative side, so it is not too unsurprising. What is of note is that Ezekiel Alladoh joined in the winter window, and is now their top goalscorer and is amongst their highest number of minutes should show you how valuable the player is.
Conclusion
A tall, explosive, and defensive-minded forward with plenty of development still left. Ezekiel Alladoh would not be a starting striker, with someone such as Josh Sargent being a better choice for that role, but he would be someone to develop. After development, we either get a stylistic fit to the Foxes' preferred swift transitional play brought upon by inviting a press, or we get a sellable asset.