The Brendan Rodgers Celtic exit deja vu at Leicester City as transfer frustrations hit boiling point

Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers is cutting a frustrated figure amid the lack of transfer activity at the English Premier League side - a point that Celtic fans will recognise all too well.

Rodgers had been vocal about his frustrations with the signing policy at Parkhead during his final season in the hot seat before he made the switch to the King Power Stadium in 2019. John McGinn had been the club's top target when he was on the books at Hibs, before Aston Villa swooped in to snap up the player, with former Kilmarnock midfielder and free agent Youssouf Mulumbu brought in to plug the gap.

Things appeared to be reaching boiling point with the Celtic Park decision-makers following the addition of flop winger Marian Shved - one of the final players to be signed while Rodgers was in charge. He admitted at the time he had no input in the transfer of Marian Shved, saying at the time: "We've got about a million wingers and don't need another one."

Tensions now appear to be heating up at Leicester City with the club not spending a penny on transfers so far this summer, with goalkeeper Alex Smithies the only addition from Cardiff on a free transfer. The likes of Kasper Schmeichel have left the club, with key men Wesley Fofana and Youri Tielemans being touted with a move elsewhere.

With just one point from their opening three fixtures, Foxes' fans appear to be growing impatient with the slow moves in the window - a feeling which appears to be shared by their gaffer. Following defeat to Southampton, he admitted it was a "challenging time" for the club as he vented on the lack of incoming talent.

Responding to the boo boys at the King Power Stadium, he told Sky Sports: "From where the club has been over last few years, been