Latest Leicester City transfer news from LeicestershireLive as reports surface that defender could leave in cut-price deal
Wout Faes is being tipped to leave Leicester City this summer as the club prepares for a potential clear-out of players should they be relegated come May.
In what is claimed as a Sky exclusive, Leicester are said to have already reached an agreement with Faes to sell him “in the event of an interesting offer”. The report goes on to add that several Italian and German clubs are interested in the Belgian – with Lazio the early favourites to land him.
The Sky report adds: “Currently second from bottom in the Premier League, the Foxes are going through a particularly difficult period and this sporting instability has a direct impact on the club’s financial results
Financial necessity is already pushing the club to anticipate the disaster and therefore establish the first discussions with the players likely to be sold, a list which includes Wout Faes.” The report also hints at a summer clear-out of executives at the King Power stadium too.
Leicester are likely to learn this week whether they will face punishment under the Premier League’s stringent profit and sustainability rules. If confirmed, such an outcome could see them hit with a points penalty, making even harder their attempts to avoid a quick return to the Championship after last May’s promotion.
The Foxes are on a run of five successive Premier League defeats under new manager Ruud van Nistelrooy and face a home game against Crystal Palace on Wednesday desperate for points to arrest their decline.
The Sky report adds: “If the Foxes’ relegation to the Championship were to be confirmed, Faes could then leave at half his market value of around €20m. An attractive price of around €10m could attract other clubs in addition to Lazio, already in pole position in this case.”
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