Leicester City boss makes admission about summer transfers ahead of Toffees test
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Brendan Rodgers is set to heavily rotate his Leicester City side again at Everton as he tries to keep his team fresh amid their busy schedule.
Rodgers has been fielding a midweek team and a weekend team over the past fortnight, with the regular starters deployed in the Europa Conference League games against PSV Eindhoven. Many of those players are expected to come back into the 11 at Goodison Park.
But the manager may also consider a rest for either Youri Tielemans or Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, who have been the two outfield constants in the side since City returned from the last international break, starting every game in both competitions. Papy Mendy has previously been ineligible for the European midweek games, but as he can feature against the Toffees, Rodgers may take the opportunity to reshuffle his midfield.
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Leicester City will be consigned to back-to-back defeats when they travel to face Everton this week, so says former Liverpool and England striker Michael Owen.
The Foxes slipped up 2-1 at Newcastle United on Easter Sunday and now face another side battling for survival at Goodison Park on Wednesday night.
And Owen believes that Frank Lampard’s men will have “more to play for” than City who are comfortably positioned in ninth place in the Premier League.
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Recruiting from overseas is riskier than signing players from Premier League rivals, Brendan Rodgers has said in a potential hint to Leicester City’s summer business.
A busy transfer window is expected at the King Power Stadium in the off-season with Rodgers having already outlined his hopes for a “healthy shake-up”. He has suggested