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

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Lambert09

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29 minutes ago, davieG said:

Hmmmm Aluka was on the bench against Brum

Let’s see who travels at the weekend. But I’m going to put my hat on it that bar a few injuries, aluko wont be. 
 

 

moore_94

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13 minutes ago, brookfox said:

Number 4s a unit, ran over when it kicked off a bit and he looks like someone bought their older cousin as back up!

Kevon Gray

 

Was nominated for PL2 player of the month the other day

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ALC Fox

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Didn't see a great deal of this but thought Carr and Hutchinson looked lively when they came on. Neale looked incredibly comfortable in possession as he did in the National League Cup game against Braintree.

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honeybradger

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1 hour ago, filbo rob said:

Did we really pay good money for Golding? 

I think we can get our money's worth if we get him on a good loan in January. Can see him kicking on at some point.

 

The ability on the ball is there but he just goes missing in games a bit too easily.

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filbo rob

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28 minutes ago, honeybradger said:

I think we can get our money's worth if we get him on a good loan in January. Can see him kicking on at some point.

 

The ability on the ball is there but he just goes missing in games a bit too easily.

Ok that’s your view but I don’t see it. Very little involvement, won the ball back on a couple of occasions and that was about it. I’d be happy to be proved wrong but I fear that was more money down the drain. 

honeybradger

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8 minutes ago, filbo rob said:

Ok that’s your view but I don’t see it. Very little involvement, won the ball back on a couple of occasions and that was about it. I’d be happy to be proved wrong but I fear that was more money down the drain. 

He played a really good ball to play the striker in at one point and had a few good dribbles.

 

We're probably not going to get him to turn into a £5mil player, at least before his contract runs out, but I do think there's a good player in there if he has a good loan and a chance we can have him come good.

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1972 Fox

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1 hour ago, filbo rob said:

Ok that’s your view but I don’t see it. Very little involvement, won the ball back on a couple of occasions and that was about it. I’d be happy to be proved wrong but I fear that was more money down the drain. 

Michael Golding came from Chelsea

FoxesTalk said who is he

 

£15m down the drain, Michael Golding misses again

 

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filbo rob

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1 hour ago, Noahfence said:

I could only watch the first half but thought Alfie Fisken on the right wing looked quite promising. 
 

Was impressed by Neale, Briggs & Aluko too. 

I thought he looked good in the previous game shown, Braintree was it? Agree with your assessment of the others but not much to say about the rest. 

Noahfence

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36 minutes ago, filbo rob said:

I thought he looked good in the previous game shown, Braintree was it? Agree with your assessment of the others but not much to say about the rest. 

Thought Gray at CB showed some promise too. Looks a big guy 

davieG

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https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/marti-cifuentes-outlines-leicester-city-10489420

 

Marti Cifuentes outlines Leicester City 'extra value' plan after 12-year record set
Leicester City have fielded the two youngest players in the Championship this season in Jeremy Monga and Louis Page, and the manager hopes plenty will follow their path

ByJordan Blackwell
13:19, 10 SEP 2025

Leicester City’s youngest stars are showing maturity beyond their years with manager Marti Cifuentes building a process for more academy talents to follow in their footsteps.

At 16 and 17 years old, Jeremy Monga and Louis Page are comfortably the youngest players to have featured in the Championship this season, with no other under-18s making an appearance across the whole of the division.

And they are showing a selflessness not usually associated with those so young. In City’s last outing, the 2-0 win over Birmingham, Page and Monga set up the two goals.

 

It’s one of the qualities that has given Cifuentes the confidence to use them so frequently, despite their age.

Cifuentes said: “I’m very happy for them because it shows maturity that they don’t just try to finish by themselves. Sometimes players can be selfish when they’re young.

“They are playing because they are good. Of course we need to help them to develop their qualities, because there’s a lot of quality with those guys.


“They will play better some days than others because we know as a young player sometimes there are ups and downs. But I’m most pleased that they show personality.

“They want the ball, they are not afraid. They play with the freedom I like them to play with. Hopefully there are many more assists coming.”

Monga and Page are not the only homegrown teenagers around the first team, with full-back Bade Aluko and forward Jake Evans training regularly with the senior squad.

In fact, it’s a young group on the whole at City. The starting line-up for the Carabao Cup tie at Huddersfield last month was the youngest City had put out for more than 12 years, with seven of the 11 having graduated through the academy.

In order to ensure that academy players keep making appearances, Cifuentes hopes to build an identity that spreads across the youth teams, allowing for a smoother transition to the senior squad.

If successful, it will not only save City money in the transfer market but give them something extra on the pitch too, knowing those who have grown up locally and risen through the ranks care that little bit more.

“There are more coming through,” Cifuentes said. “They will have their opportunities.

“But it’s not to just say we want a certain amount of players from the academy making their debuts this season. It’s to make sure they are succeeding.

“Some of them will take more time than others. Some of them will make more appearances, especially this first season.

“The important thing is to create a path by our way of playing, by our identity, so that the players feel comfortable when they come from the Under-18s or Under-21s to the first team, that the way of playing is natural for them, and that they feel from day one that they are welcome and valued into the first team.

“We know that when there is someone coming through the academy, there is an extra value in the sense they usually have a feeling for the club and they really care for the club. That can set a foundation.”

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davieG

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“The important thing is to create a path by our way of playing, by our identity, so that the players feel comfortable when they come from the Under-18s or Under-21s to the first team, that the way of playing is natural for them, and that they feel from day one that they are welcome and valued into the first team.

Let's hope he's a successful manager here so that this continues.

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AKCJ

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29 minutes ago, davieG said:

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/marti-cifuentes-outlines-leicester-city-10489420

 

Marti Cifuentes outlines Leicester City 'extra value' plan after 12-year record set
Leicester City have fielded the two youngest players in the Championship this season in Jeremy Monga and Louis Page, and the manager hopes plenty will follow their path

ByJordan Blackwell
13:19, 10 SEP 2025

Leicester City’s youngest stars are showing maturity beyond their years with manager Marti Cifuentes building a process for more academy talents to follow in their footsteps.

At 16 and 17 years old, Jeremy Monga and Louis Page are comfortably the youngest players to have featured in the Championship this season, with no other under-18s making an appearance across the whole of the division.

And they are showing a selflessness not usually associated with those so young. In City’s last outing, the 2-0 win over Birmingham, Page and Monga set up the two goals.

 

It’s one of the qualities that has given Cifuentes the confidence to use them so frequently, despite their age.

Cifuentes said: “I’m very happy for them because it shows maturity that they don’t just try to finish by themselves. Sometimes players can be selfish when they’re young.

“They are playing because they are good. Of course we need to help them to develop their qualities, because there’s a lot of quality with those guys.


“They will play better some days than others because we know as a young player sometimes there are ups and downs. But I’m most pleased that they show personality.

“They want the ball, they are not afraid. They play with the freedom I like them to play with. Hopefully there are many more assists coming.”

Monga and Page are not the only homegrown teenagers around the first team, with full-back Bade Aluko and forward Jake Evans training regularly with the senior squad.

In fact, it’s a young group on the whole at City. The starting line-up for the Carabao Cup tie at Huddersfield last month was the youngest City had put out for more than 12 years, with seven of the 11 having graduated through the academy.

In order to ensure that academy players keep making appearances, Cifuentes hopes to build an identity that spreads across the youth teams, allowing for a smoother transition to the senior squad.

If successful, it will not only save City money in the transfer market but give them something extra on the pitch too, knowing those who have grown up locally and risen through the ranks care that little bit more.

“There are more coming through,” Cifuentes said. “They will have their opportunities.

“But it’s not to just say we want a certain amount of players from the academy making their debuts this season. It’s to make sure they are succeeding.

“Some of them will take more time than others. Some of them will make more appearances, especially this first season.

“The important thing is to create a path by our way of playing, by our identity, so that the players feel comfortable when they come from the Under-18s or Under-21s to the first team, that the way of playing is natural for them, and that they feel from day one that they are welcome and valued into the first team.

“We know that when there is someone coming through the academy, there is an extra value in the sense they usually have a feeling for the club and they really care for the club. That can set a foundation.”

Loving Marti's attitude towards the academy.

 

Obviously it's early doors and I wouldn't want to get ahead of myself but this is a manager we should employ for the long term regardless of results (to a degree).

 

Rebuilding that trust between academy and first team is massively important. I think we might already be there but we need to capitalise on Seagrave and ensure we're the number one place to be for young footballers in the midlands.

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Noahfence

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41 minutes ago, davieG said:

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/marti-cifuentes-outlines-leicester-city-10489420

 

Marti Cifuentes outlines Leicester City 'extra value' plan after 12-year record set
Leicester City have fielded the two youngest players in the Championship this season in Jeremy Monga and Louis Page, and the manager hopes plenty will follow their path

ByJordan Blackwell
13:19, 10 SEP 2025

Leicester City’s youngest stars are showing maturity beyond their years with manager Marti Cifuentes building a process for more academy talents to follow in their footsteps.

At 16 and 17 years old, Jeremy Monga and Louis Page are comfortably the youngest players to have featured in the Championship this season, with no other under-18s making an appearance across the whole of the division.

And they are showing a selflessness not usually associated with those so young. In City’s last outing, the 2-0 win over Birmingham, Page and Monga set up the two goals.

 

It’s one of the qualities that has given Cifuentes the confidence to use them so frequently, despite their age.

Cifuentes said: “I’m very happy for them because it shows maturity that they don’t just try to finish by themselves. Sometimes players can be selfish when they’re young.

“They are playing because they are good. Of course we need to help them to develop their qualities, because there’s a lot of quality with those guys.


“They will play better some days than others because we know as a young player sometimes there are ups and downs. But I’m most pleased that they show personality.

“They want the ball, they are not afraid. They play with the freedom I like them to play with. Hopefully there are many more assists coming.”

Monga and Page are not the only homegrown teenagers around the first team, with full-back Bade Aluko and forward Jake Evans training regularly with the senior squad.

In fact, it’s a young group on the whole at City. The starting line-up for the Carabao Cup tie at Huddersfield last month was the youngest City had put out for more than 12 years, with seven of the 11 having graduated through the academy.

In order to ensure that academy players keep making appearances, Cifuentes hopes to build an identity that spreads across the youth teams, allowing for a smoother transition to the senior squad.

If successful, it will not only save City money in the transfer market but give them something extra on the pitch too, knowing those who have grown up locally and risen through the ranks care that little bit more.

“There are more coming through,” Cifuentes said. “They will have their opportunities.

“But it’s not to just say we want a certain amount of players from the academy making their debuts this season. It’s to make sure they are succeeding.

“Some of them will take more time than others. Some of them will make more appearances, especially this first season.

“The important thing is to create a path by our way of playing, by our identity, so that the players feel comfortable when they come from the Under-18s or Under-21s to the first team, that the way of playing is natural for them, and that they feel from day one that they are welcome and valued into the first team.

“We know that when there is someone coming through the academy, there is an extra value in the sense they usually have a feeling for the club and they really care for the club. That can set a foundation.”

Good thing about Marti is I actually believe him when he says this. 

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