Leicester City boss Maresca ready to let Iheanacho, Ndidi, other important players go
Enzo Maresca recently guided Leicester City to a return to the English Premier League just a year after relegation
Leicester City manager, Enzo Maresca, has revealed that he is unfazed by the prospect of losing key players ahead of the return to the English Premier League, Soccernet.ng reports.
The Italian manager successfully guided the Foxes back to the Premier League after just a year following their unexpected relegation from top-flight football.
Maresca emphasized the need for Leicester City to compete strongly and avoid another surprise relegation in the upcoming season, highlighting the importance of bolstering their squad.
Two Nigerian players in the club, Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi, have contracts expiring at the end of the season, with no indication of the club renewing Iheanacho’s contract.
Ndidi has reportedly attracted interest from La Liga sides Sevilla and Barcelona, as well as Turkish side Galatasaray, due to his impressive performances for the Foxes.
However, Maresca expressed a willingness to part ways with these key players for financial reasons, as long as the club can bring in suitable replacements.
The Italian gaffer added: “I don’t care about this (selling players for financial reasons). If we lose important players, it’s important that we bring in important players. It’s not a problem if we need to sell players to solve any problems. But it’s important that we can then bring players in.
“We need to be competitive. I don’t want to be, this time next year, where we were a year ago. This has to be the main focus.”
Iheanacho has been linked with a move to join Aston Villa as a free agent, while Crystal Palace and Everton have also shown interest in signing the Nigerian attacker.
Former Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri says he is none the wiser about Jamie Vardy’s Leicester City future after the striker was spotted in Italy over the weekend.
As things stand, Vardy is on course to depart with club legend status when his current City contract expires on June 30. At that point he would be free to sign for any club of his desire, as the 37-year-old has already admitted he is not ready to retire.
On Friday he was in attendance alongside CEO and former Chelsea player Dennis Wise as Northern Italian club Como 1907, who are managed by Cesc Fabregas, earned promotion from Serie B to Serie A in their final game of the season.
But it appears the Englishman is keeping his cards close to his chest with regards to a switch, even amongst his closest confidants. Now head coach of Caglieri, Ranieri was asked by TV Dello Sport following his team’s 5-1 defeat to AC Milan about the Foxes man’s future.
