Seventeen-and-a-half million pounds, 304 Premier League appearances, 20 England caps and one Championship title. Leicester City’s second-tier assault has begun in earnest with two more headline acquisitions.
By virtue of nine consecutive top-flight campaigns, a Premier League title and five top-10 finishes in that time, the Foxes are Leeds United’s biggest pre-season rivals for promotion. Yes, their squad will be dismantled like most relegated outfits, but they will have the finances and motivation to pull together a high-end squad.
Manchester City’s freshly-honed coaching brain, Enzo Maresca, was hired more than a fortnight ago to oversee the whole thing. With the Italian’s feet comfortably under the table, Leicester have turned the screw again with the additions of Harry Winks and Conor Coady.
