Jeremy Monga

[katieakita]

12 minutes ago, Foxmeister said:

About £450k iirc

Hope we get a decent sell on fee as look to be well stitched up here

[Silebyfox_89]

If he did leave I'd prefer him to go somewhere like dortmund for his development.

[Chelmofox]

4 hours ago, Silebyfox_89 said:

If he did leave I'd prefer him to go somewhere like dortmund for his development.

If he leaves and we got some 'ok' money for him i dont really care anymore.  

[MPH]

5 hours ago, Silebyfox_89 said:

If he did leave I'd prefer him to go somewhere like dortmund for his development.

 

I actually said Bayern Munich a couple of weeks ago and got laughed at… but just for clarification, I wasn’t meaning as a nailed on starter, it’s just German teams seem to know how to develop a British talent quite well!

[Lambert09]

1 hour ago, MPH said:

 

I actually said Bayern Munich a couple of weeks ago and got laughed at… but just for clarification, I wasn’t meaning as a nailed on starter, it’s just German teams seem to know how to develop a British talent quite well!

The bottom half of the league is a pretty low standard. Most are championship level, so it allows players to flourish and develop. 
 

if you’re part of a good team and the opposition is weak you are able to practice a perfect game. In England there’s just more competitive balance on the whole which makes it harder for someone learning a trade. I don’t think a youngster does well in the lower end clubs in Germany. That’s my take on it anyway.

 

 

[Finnegan]

On 19/05/2026 at 19:06, filbertway said:

The general gist I've been working under is that any club would need to have him agreed, medical passed and register intention to transfer him to their academy by mid june. If it's by start of June though, even better. Good luck reaching out to anyone at the club before June. I expect it's a ghost town there atm

 

 

He's signed a pre-contract agreement with us but I don't think a 16 year old can be held to that if another club want to come in and sign him still before he actually signs a pro deal with us. As I understand it, it's more of a statement of intent to sign here that will, at best, push up the compo we get? 

 

The bit I don't quite know is what happens if nobody has offered him anything by the time his birthday comes around. Does what he signed last year automatically become a professional contract if nothing else has happened before that? No idea. 

 

 

On 24/05/2026 at 20:49, katieakita said:

Hope we get a decent sell on fee as look to be well stitched up here

 

We won't get any sell on fees, it's not a conventional transfer, it's a free transfer with compensation being decided by an independent tribunal. 

 

We'll get more for Monga than we did Nyoni because the fact we've had him on a pre contract deal and we've been using him as a member of the first team squad will influence the figure. But it'll still be horrendously low because the compensation fees always are. 

 

As a 17 year old on a professional contract, a player of his hype and reputation easily goes for north of 10m if not double that. We'll be lucky to get 2.5m. 

 

[VintageFox73]

The kid just doesn't excite me the way  Joachim did, so many youngsters are over coached 

[Ric Flair]

Just now, VintageFox73 said:

The kid just doesn't excite me the way  Joachim did, so many youngsters are over coached 

Not enough is said about Joachim. Unplayable on his day. Him and Heskey within a few years of one another and then not a single top level striker since (let's hope Evans/Hutchinson/Otchere break that drought)

[moore_94]

7 minutes ago, VintageFox73 said:

The kid just doesn't excite me the way  Joachim did, so many youngsters are over coached 

You need to remember how young Monga is in comparison though, Monga has been around our first team for 18 months and has still got another year before he is the age Joachim was when he came through, and has been playing in a much more negative environment

 

Lets see what he is like by then

[Stadt]

I think Monga's lack of pace means he's just not quite as exciting as most promising young wingers. In terms of playing style Sancho is the closest equivalent and he;s never been an edge-of-your-seat player either.

[moore_94]

19 minutes ago, Stadt said:

I think Monga's lack of pace means he's just not quite as exciting as most promising young wingers. In terms of playing style Sancho is the closest equivalent and he;s never been an edge-of-your-seat player either.

He isn’t lightning fast but I wouldn’t say he is slow or lacking pace

 

He can certainly take a touch and then from standing get around / past a player and get away from them

[Stadt]

46 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

He isn’t lightning fast but I wouldn’t say he is slow or lacking pace

 

He can certainly take a touch and then from standing get around / past a player and get away from them

He can create separation from dribbling by standing up defenders and contorting their body shape but from watching him I've never seen him burn a fullback. He beats players with strength, quick feet and good balance more foehn than anything else. He's certainly not slow but for a winger he is lacking pace

 

 

[Finnegan]

I've said since I first saw him that he lacks pace. 

 

However, he's 16. Not everyone develops like Bale, Rooney, Owen or Walcott. 

 

You don't really know what his body is going to do in the next two or three years. 

 

Could gain a fair bit in strength and pace still. I think he looks very much like a child when he's playing and that's fine because he is. 

 

[SafewayFox]

I’ve said numerous times about Monga’s lack of pace.

 

He’s definitely more in the mould of Stephy rather than Abdul from a pace perspective.

 

Monga’s ceiling is still a mystery but one thing for sure, he will be playing at a higher league level than us for the majority of his career.

[grth2004]

6 hours ago, Ric Flair said:

Not enough is said about Joachim. Unplayable on his day. Him and Heskey within a few years of one another and then not a single top level striker since (let's hope Evans/Hutchinson/Otchere break that drought)

Joachim was so exciting to watch when he burst onto the scene and for at least 12 months he was talked about being the next big England striker , he had some good years but injuries took there toll. 
Definitely love to see him chat on the pod.
 

Monga shows flashes of big potential but like Heskey we won’t see his best years in a Leicester shirt. 

[Pita]

21 minutes ago, grth2004 said:

Joachim was so exciting to watch when he burst onto the scene and for at least 12 months he was talked about being the next big England striker , he had some good years but injuries took there toll. 
Definitely love to see him chat on the pod.
 

Monga shows flashes of big potential but like Heskey we won’t see his best years in a Leicester shirt. 

Can’t blame the lad getting out of our run down club 

[Manwell Pablo]

2 hours ago, Finnegan said:

I've said since I first saw him that he lacks pace. 

 

However, he's 16. Not everyone develops like Bale, Rooney, Owen or Walcott. 

 

You don't really know what his body is going to do in the next two or three years. 

 

Could gain a fair bit in strength and pace still. I think he looks very much like a child when he's playing and that's fine because he is. 

 

 

Running fast and running fast with the ball at your feet are two different things, in the case of Bale and Rooney that's technical ability. Owen had a low center of gravity and was 18 when he made his debut, but still, light years ahead of where Monga is.

 

Monga is raw as you've said. But I think it's clear to see he's not going to be quite as good as some people like to think he's going to be.

 

Certainly doesn't deserve to even be mentioned in company like that. Apart from Walcott maybe if he's lucky.

 

 

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

2 hours ago, Finnegan said:

However, he's 16. Not everyone develops like Bale, Rooney, Owen or Walcott. 

 

Or Walcott  

[Finnegan]

24 minutes ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

 

Or Walcott  

 

For the record I mean physical development

 

I was reeling off players that were pretty decent athletes or mature for their age at 16, 17 years old not a list of players I thought were world class

 

[Lambert09]

3 hours ago, Finnegan said:

I've said since I first saw him that he lacks pace. 

 

However, he's 16. Not everyone develops like Bale, Rooney, Owen or Walcott. 

 

You don't really know what his body is going to do in the next two or three years. 

 

Could gain a fair bit in strength and pace still. I think he looks very much like a child when he's playing and that's fine because he is. 

 

I personally think its because hes never focused his training on passing or positioning.  Which is fairly common when you are so good at dribbling with the ball but to reach the top, hes going to need to master everything and not skip it because he has the ability. Its the difference from becoming a Kvaratskhelia or a Madueke 

Edited 28 May by Lambert09

[coolhandfox]

With regard to pace, pretty sure its been said he see himself more as a 10 than a winger.

 

If that the case pace isn't as important. 

[MPH]

I’d say he’s a genuine winger rather than to the left of a front 3.. in which case, I see it as more important that he can take people on, get past them and get a cross into the box, all of which he can do. He might not be able to fully run onto a ball that’s  split 2 CBs and is coming over his head, but most wingers don’t do that  anyway.

[JimJams]

Hes plenty fast enough for a player who won't rely on pace.  Look at some of the top wingers/forwards with good close control. Bernardo and Cherki aren't exactly rapid.

Change of direction is as or more important. Hazard used to kill defenders from a standing start by shifting his body one way then the other. 

[SafewayFox]

12 hours ago, JimJams said:

Hes plenty fast enough for a player who won't rely on pace.  Look at some of the top wingers/forwards with good close control. Bernardo and Cherki aren't exactly rapid.

Change of direction is as or more important. Hazard used to kill defenders from a standing start by shifting his body one way then the other. 

I completely agree about pace not being the deciding factor, you named some very special players though.

 

For every Hazard, there are 4/5 (if not many more) less technically blessed professionals but they’ve made the cut due to their athleticism.

 

 

[BKLFox]

Ironically just yesterday the great Pirlo stated the games changed again and players / teams need / want pace.

The kids got time on his side and a lot of growing up to do