Leicester City transfer boost as Chelsea and former Aston Villa defenders feature in friendly

Here’s the latest Leicester City news on Friday, July 15, 2022.

Leicester City ran the rule over four uncontracted players when their Under-21s played out a 1-1 draw against local non-league side Barwell on Tuesday evening.

Barwell, who play in the seventh tier of English football, welcomed a young City side to mark the official opening of their new 4G pitch at the UK Flooring Direct Stadium. Leicester sent a strong under-21 side, with Ben Nelson, Sammy Braybrooke and Will Alves the most notable absentees as they are in Evian with the first team.

Chelsea defender Luke Badley-Morgan appears to be on trial with City, with the 18-year-old playing the full 90 minutes in the City backline. The teenager showed his versatility to play as a left-sided centre-back in a three and a four, as well as at left-back.

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Leicester City have received a boost in their transfer pursuit to sign AS Monaco midfielder Sofiane Diop.

Diop, 22, was a name linked with a move to the King Power Stadium in June and reports from France have claimed that City have made 'first approaches' to secure their first signing of the summer.

Brendan Rodgers' side are now the only club in the Premier League yet to add to their squad over the summer transfer window after Chelsea confirmed the addition of Raheem Sterling on Wednesday.

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Leicester City's transfer plans could be re-jigged as Arsenal's pursuit of Youri Tielemans faces a stumbling block.

Mikel Arteta's men have been credited with interest with the City midfielder for the majority of the summer transfer window, but are yet to officially make their move. Tielemans' future at LE2 has looked likely to be away from the King Power Stadium for most of the summer,