Leicester City starlet tipped for the top makes loan switch

Highly-rated Leicester City goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk has completed a loan move to League One side Fleetwood Town for the rest of the season.

Stolarczyk has been tipped to reach the very top by manager Brendan Rodgers, and City have been keen to secure regular game-time for the 21-year-old to aid his development. And as a show of faith in his talent, before leaving on loan he was handed a new deal to 2026 by the club.

He will now move to Highbury Stadium for his first taste of senior English football, having spent the second half of last season out on loan at Dunfermline in the Scottish Championship.

This summer, Stolarczyk has featured for City’s first team in pre-season, and he was the club’s back-up to Danny Ward and Daniel Iversen for the opening Premier League fixture. But with Alex Smithies arriving on a free transfer to provide support to the first-choice duo, it has opened the door for Stolarczyk to go out on loan.

Rodgers said earlier this month on the Poland youth international: “We’ve got a really, really, really big talent in Jakub, who I think is going to be an outstanding keeper at the very highest level.”

At Fleetwood, Stolarczyk will link up with Rodgers’ former Celtic captain Scott Brown, who is taking his first step into management with the club. They have taken four points from their first two League One fixtures of the season, while have progressed to the second round of the Carabao Cup, where they will face Everton later this month.

Stolarczyk told Fleetwood's official website: “It feels great to get the move over the line, it’s been on the books for a little while now and I’m just happy that it’s finally done. I’m here now and I can’t wait to get going.

“I want to challenge myself with this loan.