Chelsea could hand Leicester City major transfer boost as pre-season plans are complete

Here’s the latest Leicester City news on Sunday, July 3, 2022

Leicester City have confirmed a sixth friendly of pre-season as they step up their preparations for the new Premier League season.

The first group of City players returned to pre-season training on Monday as Brendan Rodgers puts the squad through their paces. The group did not include players who represented their nations on the international stage after the end of the domestic campaign, although they will be back to training imminently.

City have already put together a schedule of pre-season clashes. They start their friendlies next week when they host National League side Notts County in a behind-closed-doors fixture at the club’s Seagrave Training centre.

Leicester City's attempts to sign Charles De Ketelaere could be boosted by reports that AC Milan are 'confident' that they will be able to sign Chelsea attacker Hakim Ziyech.

The Italian champions have been reported as one of the clubs rivalling City and Leeds United in attempting to sign the Belgium international this summer. Earlier this week it was reported that the Milanese side were the 'front-runners' to sign the forward due to their ability to offer Champions League football to the player.

De Ketelaere has come accustomed to continental football early on in his career, appearing in the group stages for Club Brugge in each of the last three seasons. The 21-year-old has already lined up against Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City and Real Madrid in recent campaigns.

Leicester City midfielder Boubakary Soumare has again been linked with a move away from the King Power Stadium, just 12 months after joining the club.

Soumare completed a move to City from Lille this time last