The Leicester City Courier
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Divine Mukasa
Successful dribbles: 35. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Market17 Aug 2026
Leicester City say no — this time
The offer from Crystal Palace for Jannik Vestergaard was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
No sign of nerves from Cundo at 17 — 7.89
The hardest thing about being 17 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Cundo did not need any: 7.89, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Leicester City
Jamaal Lascelles was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market17 Aug 2026
Northampton Town join the queue for Cundo
Add another name to the list: Northampton Town have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Cundo. The answer from Leicester City has not changed — yet.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Leicester City
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Stephy Mavididi 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.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
Leicester City supporters have found a favourite in Abdul Fatawu
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. Abdul Fatawu has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market17 Aug 2026
Michael Simmons steps up from the Leicester City academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Michael Simmons has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market Leicester City promote Matthew White from within
- Match Cundo sends Leicester City past Queens Park Rangers
- Squad No hiding place for Caleb Okoli