Steve Cooper, the new manager of Leicester City, has been talking about trades and how to help the Foxes stay in the Premier League. Here are our opinions on the subject along with everything he stated.
That should come as no surprise. The supporters of King’s rule desired someone else. We have listed the shortcomings of our new manager as well as the head coaches that the supporters were most interested in. In the closing seconds, we thought that Graham Potter and Welshman Cooper emerged triumphant in the end, Steve Cooper. Still, our new head coach has a lot of work ahead of him.
With the Premier League season swiftly approaching us, the impending PSR points deduction yet to come, and the threat of further PSR worries should transfer business not being intelligent enough, the task will be monumental. However, luckily the coach has already given a glimpse into his thinking.
What Leicester City’s Steve Cooper has said
Unfortunately, Cooper hasn’t said anything about potential transfer policies or roles that would require filling. Naturally, the Foxes lost a number of players to other teams (Kelechi Iheanacho, Marc Albrighton, and Dennis Praet, to mention a few). As a result, the team has some openings for youth promotions and new hires.
“We’ve got a lot of talent… in the squad already. With the right additions that the club are working together in trying to bring in, we’ll give ourselves the best chance of reaching the objectives that we’ll set for next season”
So, all the gaffer has commented is that Leicester’s team is already strong, and they are looking at signing some players to reach objectives. Reading between the lines, the Welshman is managing supporter expectations excellently, if annoyingly: with little information provided, supporters do not view anything the manager has said as a promise. By doing so, Cooper gives the board some breathing room.
Additionally, the East Midlands’ Premier League side have not state what specifically their objectives are. This avoids the negative of ‘survival’ and also eases what the team understand as their expectations. Obviously, survival has to be the goal, and annoyingly we have little information as to what LCFC are looking at bringing in to do so.
I would expect a midfielder if Wilfred Ndidi does leave, but it would be wise to keep Boubakary Soumare. Meanwhile, a youth promotion for Will Alves could be on the cards for the bench, so we should not need much reinforcements there. Really, I believe wingers and a centre-back should we lose Wout Faes would be the best case.
Do not expect a glut of signings. Two to three permanent and one to two loans feels like a good place for the team to be in. I would hope Cooper’s team does finalise and announce the Abdul Fatawu transfer as part of those two or three.
