Development/Youth Squads 2025/2026 Thread - U18/U21

[moore_94]

https://www.lcfc.com/pages/en/media-article/extensions-for-nine-rising-leicester-city-stars

 

Nine exciting young talents from our Academy will extend their stays with Leicester City after a combination of new contracts, extension options and scholarship agreements were confirmed.

 

Jeremy Monga has committed to commencing his professional career as a Leicester City player, with an agreement now in place to secure the talented teenager’s future at King Power Stadium.

 

Jeremy will begin his Academy scholarship this summer with his first professional contract scheduled to commence in summer 2026.

 

Our second-youngest appearance maker and the second-youngest player in Premier League history, having made the first of his seven Premier League appearances against Newcastle United in April, aged 15 years and 271 days, Jeremy is among an exciting group currently progressing on our Academy pathway, which he joined as an Under-9.

 

Another midfielder, Sammy Braybrooke, 21, who made his First Team debut in the EFL Cup last season, sees his stay extended until at least 2027, while fellow midfielder Henry Cartwright has signed an extension until 2026 after a brilliant campaign for the Under-21s in PL2, which also saw him earn a place on the bench for our Premier League game with Newcastle United in December.

 

Olabade Aluko, 18, has signed his first professional contract after his Premier League debut at Bournemouth on the final day, while talented young winger Silko Thomas, 20, who this season enjoyed a loan spell in Sky Bet League One with Wigan Athletic this season, has also extended terms.

 

Completing the list of extensions are midfielders Bobby Amartey, 19 and Toby Onanaye, 18, both of whom impressed across our ages groups this season, and 20-year-old goalkeeper Stevie Bausor, who has been with us since Under-9s.

 

Meanwhile, we have also made a contract offer to 21-year-old midfielder Brandon Cover, who enjoyed loan spells with Port Vale and Fleetwood Town during the 2024/25 season.

 

All players will report to Seagrave for pre-season testing later this summer.

[honeybradger]

Jeremy monga news is huge. No mention of a new contract for Jake Evans though? Should we be worried that he might leave?

[lcfc sheff]

What a fantastic way to start this thread 

[Sol thewall Bamba]

Deal for Evans could be close too.

 

 

[davieG]

[davieG]

[Foxes96]

Interested to see what next steps are for all those that have extended. 

 

Imagine Stolarczyk, Monga and Braybrooke will all be involved with the first team next season.
 

Bausor as 3rd choice GK? 
 

League one loans for Cartwright, Aluko, Cover and Thomas? 

[lcfc sheff]

5 minutes ago, davieG said:

Is he growing out the Afro? We could have two in the team. This could be a legendary season 

[l444ry]

Wonder if Jon Rudkin will be getting any of the credit for this development?  

[CloudFox]

Wonderful news, especially on Monga!

 

Curious that Jakub's has been extended by a year. Would have thought he would get a new multi-year contract, but perhaps the club are...learning?!

[James_lcfc]

If we can get a few players shipped out for once and maybe bring in a few fresh faces now...

 

...I might start to get excited for next season! 

[Ric Flair]

17 minutes ago, l444ry said:

Wonder if Jon Rudkin will be getting any of the credit for this development?  

Yes, he's given them all £100k a week

[Ric Flair]

If Evans isn't signing a pro deal, I think he will have to inform both us and the EFL this week.

[AKCJ]

28 minutes ago, Foxes96 said:

Interested to see what next steps are for all those that have extended. 

 

Imagine Stolarczyk, Monga and Braybrooke will all be involved with the first team next season.
 

Bausor as 3rd choice GK? 
 

League one loans for Cartwright, Aluko, Cover and Thomas? 

I think Braybrooke would be better served going on loan and playing 40 games.

[AKCJ]

Does Monga signing this really change things though? Am I wrong in saying that if he explodes in the Championship next season then he could still walk for relatively nothing?

[StanSP]

3 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

Does Monga signing this really change things though? Am I wrong in saying that if he explodes in the Championship next season then he could still walk for relatively nothing?

Was wondering this too. 

 

I'm guessing a much higher tribunal fee, if it even goes to tribunals still? 

[moore_94]

6 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

Does Monga signing this really change things though? Am I wrong in saying that if he explodes in the Championship next season then he could still walk for relatively nothing?

Apparently the deal has a professional clause that will kick in when he turns 17 next July

[Scotch]

I can't help but wonder if this is out of necessity and we won't see much in the way of incoming as well as notable players leaving so the likes of Silko Thomas, Aluko. Cartright, Monga, Evans, Cover, Braybrooke are going to be massively relied on this season. 

[dmayne7]

1 minute ago, moore_94 said:

Apparently the deal has a professional clause that will kick in when he turns 17 next July

Just go clarify what that means on practice, it essentially means he's treated as though he already has that professional deal so anybody who wants him now, will have to sign him in the way that they would with any pro player (i.e. offering us a few that we deem acceptable).

 

I do wonder whether he has got a very low release clause in there or the pro deal is only a couple of years. But that's something to whinge about another day!

[AKCJ]

5 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

Apparently the deal has a professional clause that will kick in when he turns 17 next July

Yeah I get that but surely that can't kick in until he's 17 otherwise what would be the point of the rule?

[pmcla26]

I could have sworn Braybrooke made his debut about 3 years ago in the cup? 

[moore_94]

3 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

Yeah I get that but surely that can't kick in until he's 17 otherwise what would be the point of the rule?

Man City or anyone else cannot get him to sign a pro deal until he turns 17 either, at which point the clause will kick in anyway

Edited 9 June 2025 by moore_94

[StanSP]

6 minutes ago, pmcla26 said:

I could have sworn Braybrooke made his debut about 3 years ago in the cup? 

Yeah he did vs Newport. 2022.

[Tommy G]

8 minutes ago, pmcla26 said:

I could have sworn Braybrooke made his debut about 3 years ago in the cup? 

Surprised he got another two years tbh 

[Tommy Fresh]

Just now, Tommy G said:

Surprised he got another two years tbh 

Why?