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The January transfer window is just around the corner as clubs begin to prepare to add to their squads. Leicester City signed nine players in the summer window but, with a change of manager, Ruud van Nistelrooy will want to stamp his own mark on the squad. Van Nistelrooy will be celebrating just over a month in charge of the Foxes by the time the transfer window opens on 1 January 2025 and will have a rough idea of where he needs improvement. According to reports in Japan, Hiroki Sekine has been linked with Leicester and could make the move to England in the winter. Wanted by clubs in Germany too, Sekine could be at the centre of a bidding war. Defence has been a problem for the Foxes this season and his addition may prove to be valuable in the quest for survival. So, with that, here is everything you need to know about the latest winter transfer target. Hiroki Sekine is a Japanese full-back currently playing for J1 League side Kashiwa Reysol. Sekine has been a part of their first team since the start of the 2024 season, where he has established himself as the club’s first-choice right-back. The defender has also played for Japan through the various age groups and represented his country at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He is yet to make his senior debut for Japan but was called up to the squad for their October international fixtures.

Coalville got to Round 1 and lost to Wycombe. Managed by Tony Adams from memory.

I don’t think the squads of the bottom 5 or 6 differ that much in quality to be honest. If you had to pick a starting XI from them, then a fair few Leicester players would feature. GK - Hermansen LB - Davies CB - Guehi CB - Harwood-Bellis RB - Semedo LM - Eze CM - Morsey CM - Buonotte CM - Doucoure RM - Fatawu ST - Vardy We have goals in our team. Hermansen aside, our defence is woeful.

Are they entitled. Maybe. However this is the beast that we’ve fed and the monster has grown. They earn more in a year, than many do in a lifetime.

He’s a very good player, I don’t get the hate here? If your passing options are Ndidi and Soumare, both who treat the ball like a hot potato, what do you expect?

He epitomises everything that was wrong with the Belgium international team. Massively overhyped and all fart, no shiz.

Our caretaker managers in my time as a supporter have been great haven’t they? Just look at the win % of each one. Ben Dawson - 0% Dean Smith - 25% Stowell / Sadler - 33% Appleton - 100% Rudkin/ Beaglehold / Stowell - 25% Powell / Stowell - 100% Burrows / Taggart - 20% Bassett / Wilkinson - 0% Parker - 0% Nish/Turker/Parker/Walsh - 25% McDonald/McAndrew - 0% It’s caretakers in general. They get given a shitty situation, so Dawson is no worse than a load of others we’ve had.

You’re missing the Gary Parker option!

St least is wasn’t as bad as the match where Gary Parker took caretaker control. We last 6-0 to Leeds in that.

I didn’t think Thomas was that bad to be honest.

Yep! He was just starting to get into his stride at Oxford as well.

We are at the point; where who else plays. The defensive closet is basically empty. We might be better playing Ndidi or even Kristiansen as a centre back.

He’s already back. He’s out for 4 months injured.

He needs to take a walk around the Academy to find a defender that isn’t Faes.

Does he know he is allowed to make changes?

Frank has them well drilled. We are as well drilled as a 40 year old virgin.

That’s because he was in the World Cup Sticker album

Gooooooal!

The academy teams aren’t getting on very well at the moment. I notice the U21s are also 1-0 down against Wolves after 4 minutes.

Alves not with the academy team today. Part of the match day squad?

You ignore them mate! Even Ferguson signed Bebe!

Depends if we are one of the big six

No Alves in the squad. Voice is on the bench.

If Manchester United come knocking, he’ll be off in a heartbeat