Six Leicester City players who could be sold this summer
Even if Leicester City survive their Premier League relegation fight there are a number of players at the club who will be contenders to head for the exit in the summer
If Leicester City are relegated this season, the exodus of senior players may be similar to that of two years ago, when 10 first-team squad members said permanent goodbyes.
But what about if City stay up? Well, there are still a few players who could leave in that scenario too.
There’s not only the out-of-contract trio – Jamie Vardy, Danny Ward, and Daniel Iversen – but there are also several players who may leave for a fee.
Here, we run down the six leading contenders to be sold at City if they stay up.
Mads Hermansen
If City are getting back into a routine of selling one valuable player for a substantial profit each summer, then goalkeeper Mads Hermansen could possibly be let go.
The latest noises coming out of Chelsea are that they won’t be signing a new number one this season, despite the struggles of Robert Sanchez and Filip Jorgensen, which would prevent Hermansen from teaming up with Enzo Maresca again.
But given the Dane’s shot-stopping ability and his ball-playing composure, there will be plenty of teams around Europe eyeing him up.
City should be able to make at least five times the £6.5m they spent on Hermansen two summers ago.
Bilal El Khannouss
What if the interest in Hermansen isn’t there? Then City may have to consider a sale for their other potential money-spinning asset Bilal El Khannouss.
City won’t want to lose the Moroccan after just one season and will be in a strong position to keep him if they stay up, but if sales are required to meet PSR or fund incoming deals, then their hand may be forced.
El Khannouss has shown his superstar potential this season and so it would not be a surprise if there were clubs interested in him. City should be able to make a considerable profit on the £20m they paid for the 20-year-old.
Wout Faes
There were reports in January that Wout Faes will be heading for the exit at the King Power Stadium no matter how this season concludes, with Lazio and Bundesliga sides attributed with interest.
If City stay up, it feels like they will need an overhaul at centre-back, given how this season has panned out up to now, with Ben Nelson to come back into the fold as a starting point.
City may be open to selling Faes in that case. From a PSR perspective, he will be in the books at £6m, and so anything more than that will count as profit.
Conor Coady
Conor Coady seemed destined for a January exit when Steve Cooper was in charge, but then he featured regularly in Ruud van Nistelrooy’s first few games.
But by January he was back out of the side and there were suggestions he was keen to move to Wolves, something the manager denied.
But having been unable to establish himself in two years at City, it feels like Coady will look for somewhere else for regular football, especially with only one year left on his contract.
