Transfer decisions needed as midfielder ‘aware’ of Leicester City interest

Here’s the latest Leicester City news on Saturday, July 30, 2022.

Leicester City chairman Aiyawatt 'Top' Srivaddhanaprabha said "there is still time" for transfers, but as the days remaining in the window are crossed off one by one, the workload only appears to be growing.

Developments this week have left City with more dilemmas to solve as they look to get as much of Brendan Rodgers’ planned refresh completed as possible.

There’s four big decisions that need to be made over the remaining five weeks of the transfer window. Schmeichel, Tielemans, possible outgoings and incomings could all be on the agenda.

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Celtic midfielder Matt O’Riley is aware of interest from Leicester City but has no plans to push for a move to the King Power Stadium.

The London-born Denmark under-21 international has been named as a target for City this summer, with manager Brendan Rodgers hoping to sign at least two new central midfielders as part of his squad revamp. But any plans to raid his former club have now been scuppered.

O’Riley says Celtic is the "perfect" place for him and wants to stay to play in the Champions League, having helped them win the Scottish Premiership title last season. The 21-year-old moved to Parkhead in January in a £1.5m switch from MK Dons.

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Leicester City defender Ryan Bertrand has not played any part in pre-season this season after undergoing another operation on his knee.

The full-back has been out of action with a knee injury since pulling out of the City squad after the warm up for the Boxing Day clash against Manchester City at the end of last year. Bertrand joined the club on a free transfer the previous summer, signing a two year contract at the King Power