Players that are leaving or should be leaving in the summer of '26

[Les-TA-Jon]

8 hours ago, LCFCCHRIS said:

I hope we get a whole new starting 11. I'll find it so refreshing to never have to see them again.

 

I like Nelson of course being home grown etc but get some money for him, we'll need it. 

Problem we've got is we need a huge rebuild - but the club is so bad as medium term squad building that we're likely to either have far less of a rebuild than we need and/or just be left with the next group of overpaid average players

[Claudio Fannieri]

Worryingly so far the current noise to players moving on are - 

 

Monga

Page

Nelson 

Stolarcyrk 

Motsi 

 

none of those were in my top 5 as needing to move on whilst it’s all quiet in relation to the likes of Winks, Mavididi, Faes, JV, Kristensen etc 

[SB87_LCFC]

 

14 minutes ago, Claudio Fannieri said:

Worryingly so far the current noise to players moving on are - 

 

Monga

Page

Nelson 

Stolarcyrk 

Motsi 

 

none of those were in my top 5 as needing to move on whilst it’s all quiet in relation to the likes of Winks, Mavididi, Faes, JV, Kristensen etc 

Think the top three are always likely to draw interest, its highly likely agents may be enticing clubs to take a closer look, while the latter names are not too fussed as they know they are under contract and will probably get a move regardless. 

 

Spoke to one of JS mates (ex academy player) he isn't moving unless the club choose to cash in, he's just got engaged and him and his partner are settled

[scinnell]

17 hours ago, SB87_LCFC said:

 

Think the top three are always likely to draw interest, its highly likely agents may be enticing clubs to take a closer look, while the latter names are not too fussed as they know they are under contract and will probably get a move regardless. 

 

Spoke to one of JS mates (ex academy player) he isn't moving unless the club choose to cash in, he's just got engaged and him and his partner are settled

If that is so and he stays, he needs to sign a new contract as there is no way an asset should be in the final year of his contract - something the club has struggled to grasp in the past

Edited Wednesday at 06:52 by scinnell

[SB87_LCFC]

1 hour ago, scinnell said:

If that is so and he stays, he needs to sign a new contract as there is no way an asset should be in the final year of his contract - something the club has struggled to grasp in the past

I think a lot will pin on player departures in the early part of the window, its the same with Ben Nelson, City dont want to be hung out to dry and lose players who would be seen as regular starters or who would represent pure profit from the business aspect of things.

[Bluearmyfox28]

On 07/06/2026 at 11:35, davieG said:

Someone's very optimistic

 

Leicester City can raise £83m from transfer sales this summer as brutal reset needed

 

Leicester City can raise £83m from transfer sales this summer as brutal reset needed
Story by Josh Holland

 

The summer transfer window will open on June 15 and the reset button will be pressed at Leicester City, if it hasn't already. Relegation to League One means the Foxes' squad will go through a much-needed shuffle between now and September.

Frustration among supporters has intensified as May ticked into June over the lack of movement in the window. The club have already confirmed a handful of first-team absentees in their released list, but any further deals have been very quiet.

 

The opening of the window is in just over a week and that means the flurry of announcements will come more frequently. Leicester's back-to-back relegations from the Premier League to the third tier means nearly every player will have question marks over their future.

Discussions between clubs will be stepped up. City's main issue is the uncertainty around their manager. It's understood that once the man in the dug-out is in place, the manager will know which players will be kept, which will be allowed to leave, and who will have no place in that manager's plan.

 

The Foxes will need to clear the gutter of wantaway players to allow youngsters to be bled in. Harry Winks' future does look bleak at the King Power Stadium, while Abdul Fatawu has Premier League interest and Jeremy Monga is being pursued by Arsenal.

But there are still a number of players whose future could be elsewhere and that will come into Sporting Director James McCarron's thinking when the squad overhaul is considered.

 

Jakub Stolacrzyk is no longer an up-and-coming goalkeeper at the age of 25. After coming in for Mads Hermansen in the Premier League, the Pole's last season in the Championship was littered with inconsistency - resulting in him being dropped to the bench by both Marti Cifuentes and Asmir Begovic.

With one year left on his deal, this summer presents a final chance to cash in on him. City have been linked with Sunderland's Matty Young already so it wouldn't be a surprise if Stolarczyk had interesting offers put on the table. A fee of around £4m is realistic for a goalkeeper with Championship experience.

Fran Vieites is one player who will be almost guaranteed to want a move after not playing a single minute for the club last season. The 27-year-old, though, won't cost much and could be an easy sell for City at around £500k.

 

Into defence and there's a number of players who could be sold. Caleb Okoli has been tentatively linked with a return to Italy for the past 12 months and at the age of 24, a season in the third tier of English football won't be on his agenda.
Fiorentina are reportedly keen on him after staying in Serie A last season. After costing £13m from Atalanta in 2024, Leicester could easily ask for £7m this summer due to his age and contract having three more years.

Harry Souttar, who played in the final two games of the season, will put himself in the shop window at the World Cup with Australia this summer. He still has admirers at Sheffield United with Chris Wilder back at the club after previously signing him on loan two years ago.

A torn Achilles has stagnated his career as of late, but the 27-year-old could be an asset if he comes out of the World Cup unscathed. The injury should be a sticking point for any buying club, but £4m would be a decent fee for the Aussie.

Onto our first 'high-ceiling' player on this list and Ben Nelson is someone that has Premier League interest. Chelsea were understood to be keen previously but Manchester United are the latest side to be mentioned.

The 22-year-old is a regular in the England youth set-up and as a left-footed centre-back, he ticks boxes that clubs desire. Having a relegation on his CV won't help him, but £10m is what he should be valued at after his steady rise through the academy.

City's Danish duo, Jannik Vestergaard and Victor Kristiansen, probably should be looking for clubs. Vestergaard's stay in LE2 has been overstayed while Kristiansen's comments on League One last month, whilst true, revealed his stance.

£2m for Vestergaard, 33, and £5m for Kristiansen, who helped Bologna qualify for the Champions League two seasons ago, are no-brainers for City.

 

In the middle of the park, let's start with Winks. It's not an unpopular claim to suggest City accept anything they can get for the midfielder. Fall outs with managers, fans and his wages being a problem point towards him being gone by the time the transfer window closes
On his day, he's exceptional on the ball and in the Championship, he would thrive at a mid-table/play-off contending team. He is 30 meaning any contract offers aren't likely to surpass 2-3 years, so a fee of £3m would be perfect for everyone involved - however the manager's vision could include him and see him stay.

Hamza Choudhury has been on Leicester City's books since he was a kid, with the odd loan spell sprinkled across. But this summer feels like the right time for a new challenge for the Bangladesh international. Again, like Souttar, Wilder signed him at Sheffield United previously and a reunion wouldn't be surprising.

As a player capable of playing at right-back and central midfield, Choudhury offers versatility for any club. £5m would make sense for City, a fee that they would be able to class as pure profit on the books.

Oliver Skipp is another who will feel like it’s time to move on. After signing from Tottenham for around £25m, the 25-year-old has suffered back-to-back relegations.

There were spells last season where he proved his quality in the Championship. He’s also played in the Premier League with Spurs and earned promotion with Norwich City. City will have to take a loss on him, but anything around the £8m mark wouldn’t be terrible.

Monga is edging closer to becoming the first major exit at Leicester with it understood that Arsenal are aiming to secure a deal for the 16-year-old. Talks are said to be underway with it suggested that the Gunners face paying in the region of £10m-£15m.
Ironically, the biggest asset for Leicester is our last one. Fatawu was wanted after his first season in England, he stayed with City before an injury put a stop to any talk of a move.

He started last season on fire and pulled off some wonderful goals. Talk of a late summer move fell quiet and there were fleeting concerns that a bigger club would land him in January.

Now, as a League One club, Leicester can't say no to his sale. Fatawu could cost anywhere between £20m and £40m, depending on his performance at the World Cup. The 22-year-old still has so much to learn but there's not many wingers like him and clubs will have taken notice of that.

Right now, around £25m would be a fair price. Anything less than that and there'd be an argument that Leicester have been schooled.

The best part about this is he’s talking like there’s £0 in book value on all of them. 
 

Storlarczyk £4m (Pure profit)

Vieites £500k (Pure profit)

Okoli £7m ( -£800k after balancing books)

Souttar £4m ( -£2m after balancing books)

Nelson £10m (Pure profit)

Vestergaard £2m (Pure profit)

Kristensen £5m ( -1.8m after balancing books)

Winks £3m (Pure profit)

Hamza £5m (Pure profit)

Skipp £8m ( -£4m after balancing the books)

Monga £10m (Pure profit)

Fatawu £20m (£11m profit)

That’s a total of £36.9m once the books have been balanced. It’s not hard to do a little bit of research and seeing realistically who our sellable assets are this summer.
 

It will be interesting to see if El Khannous’ fee will be on the books this upcoming year or last years.

[ClaphamFox]

2 hours ago, SB87_LCFC said:

I think a lot will pin on player departures in the early part of the window, its the same with Ben Nelson, City dont want to be hung out to dry and lose players who would be seen as regular starters or who would represent pure profit from the business aspect of things.

The thing to look out for is whether we're scrambling to sell before 30 June or delaying sales until 1 July onwards. If we're close to the wire re: PSR for 25/26 we'll need to sell early, but this won't help generate funds for SCMP purposes for next season. Much better if we sell from July onwards as we'll be able to use the cash to reinvest. 

[SB87_LCFC]

57 minutes ago, ClaphamFox said:

The thing to look out for is whether we're scrambling to sell before 30 June or delaying sales until 1 July onwards. If we're close to the wire re: PSR for 25/26 we'll need to sell early, but this won't help generate funds for SCMP purposes for next season. Much better if we sell from July onwards as we'll be able to use the cash to reinvest. 

You'd like to think so, we have just been so unpredictable in the last couple of years, as fans we just do not have a clue if we are coming or going. 

[Lambert09]

My tune has probably changed but I’d rather sell Nelson than souttar now.  Obviously we may lose both but if it was one or the other … I think we’re at a place where we need definite quality, not potential. A team with souttar gets promoted a team with Nelson 

[moore_94]

23 minutes ago, Lambert09 said:

My tune has probably changed but I’d rather sell Nelson than souttar now.  Obviously we may lose both but if it was one or the other … I think we’re at a place where we need definite quality, not potential. A team with souttar gets promoted a team with Nelson 

Until Souttar's leg falls off after 3 games...

[It'sblueupnorth]

1 hour ago, Lambert09 said:

My tune has probably changed but I’d rather sell Nelson than souttar now.  Obviously we may lose both but if it was one or the other … I think we’re at a place where we need definite quality, not potential. A team with souttar gets promoted a team with Nelson 

Agreed, I was massive on giving Nelson a chance early on in the season, and probably is harsh given the lack of coaching but I've seen nothing in him that makes me fearful of losing him. Had a couple of good games, but far more bad, if wed had Souttar available all season theres no chance we'd have gone down