The Leicester City Courier
Market23 Aug 2032
Fathy Elneny puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Leicester City, and it is not being withdrawn.
Market23 Aug 2032
Dillon Addai has said yes to Rotherham United
The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Leicester City have lost him in all but the paperwork.
Player ratings23 Aug 2032
João Nóbrega pops up at the right end — 7.59
7.59, 1 on the scoresheet, and the specific comedy of a back-four player celebrating like somebody who does this every week. He does not, and that is exactly why the ground reacted the way it did.
The dugout23 Aug 2032
Kristiyan Gospodinov: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Leicester City have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Transfer targets23 Aug 2032
Tommy Watson is a medical away from Leicester City
The deal with Brighton is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Squad23 Aug 2032
Luke Thomas falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Boardroom23 Aug 2032
12 academy graduates step up at Leicester City
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Transfer targets23 Aug 2032
Door shut on Luc Thomas
Leicester City asked and Stoke City said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Match17 Aug 2032
A bad afternoon for Leicester City against Plymouth Argyle
1‑2 to Plymouth Argyle, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
In brief
- Market Leicester City promote Anthony Thompson from within
- Market Daniel Johnson steps up from the Leicester City academy
- Boardroom Leicester City let a promise lapse