Grading the summer transfer window: Leicester City

Departures:

Teammates now!

Eight players have left the Leicester city squad namely Danny Drinkwater to Chelsea, Tom Lawrence to Derby, Ron-Robert Zieler to VFB Stuttgart, Bartosz Kapustka to SC Freiburg, Nampalys Mendy to OGC Nice. Michael Cain and Marcin Wasilewski left as free agents while Molla Wague returned back to parent club Granada.

Danny Drinkwater was the most high profile transfer for Leicester as he played a major role in their revival last season under Craig Shakespeare scoring a goal and an assist in the latter half of last season.

Will he be back to his best?

We cannot leave out Riyad Mahrez when we talk about Leicester City’s transfers. Mahrez was subject to a lot of bids after the title winning 15/16 season but since then has not matched the levels of performance produced during the title winning season. Although he only managed 6 goals and 3 assists last season, he was subject to a bid from a Roma but the transfer did not materialize. Although this season he has shown glimpses of his talent, it largely remains a mystery as to why he is still at Leicester and is only a matter of time that he gets snapped up by a club playing in the Champions or the Europa League.

Leicester City had also agreed a deal with Sporting Lisbon for Adrien Silva. However, the Foxes had to request for a 2 hour extension to seal the deal and are now waiting to see whether or not FIFA will sanction the transfer.

Verdict:

Overall, Leicester have spent £53.44 Million but managed to recoup £43.75 Million. Leicester have had a pretty successful transfer window and it remains to be seen if this success off the pitch can be transformed into points this season.

Overall Grade-7.5/10