A startling new report has revealed that one Leicester City The star is set to leave the King’s Power before the end of the January transfer window after falling out with the head coach Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Leicester Club in crisis
It is safe to say that Leicester City is currently a club in crisis. IN Premier League The relegation zone, they have lost seven consecutive Premier League games under Van Nistelrooy, and despite the January transfer window being open for more than three weeks, they have made just one signing.
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Leicester City under Ruud |
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Games |
11 |
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Win |
2 |
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Losses |
7 |
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Goals scored (per game) |
1 |
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Goals accepted (per game) |
2 |
According to athletics“Concerns over breaches of profitability and sustainability (PSR) rules remain and have hampered Leicester’s planning” for the January market, but the club has since escaped sanctions and could look to strengthen in the final days of the transfer window, although cash is still expected to be tight in the Midlands.
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There is a further complication over Van Nistelrooy. It claims that “part of his negotiations before agreeing to take over from Steve Cooper, just 12 games into the season, was that funds would be available in this window”.
That’s just happening, with the Foxes only signing Woyo Coulibaly this winter, and desperately short in attack as things stand.
In the other direction, they sold Tom Cannon to Sheffield United after a successful loan spell at Stoke City, and may now be forced into a second sale before the end of the window after a blowout with the Dutch head coach.
A shock as the Leicester Ace was to leave
It comes with kindness Telegraph report, pointing to summer addition Caleb Okola as the player in question. The Italian centre-back arrived from Atalanta just six months ago but has managed just 48 minutes of football under Van Nistelrooy to date, and is yet to start a game for the Dutchman.
Greeted as a “really good” ball player Who “looked like the real deal” in their Carabao Cup win over Tranmere Rovers in August, Okoli failed to strike and now a fresh turn has left him looking to leave.
This is due to a shootout between him and Van Nistelrooy after the 2-0 defeat to Fulham. According to the Telegraph, “Van Nistelrooy included Okoli” because of “his choice of football boots”, suggesting he was “made to cross him frequently”.
Okoli, who was an unused substitute in the defeat to the Cottagers, was left “stunned” by this and has since “requested a meeting with Rudkin”, with the result now looking “certain” to leave this month ahead of schedule.
Signed for £13m just a few months ago, Leicester are unlikely to be able to recoup that fee if they sell now, meaning a loan may be the best option for the Foxes if Okoli has decided his future lies away from the King Power Stadium.
That in turn would leave the Foxes short in the back for the second half of the season and could explain why they are now targeting the center back In the last days of the window.
