Leicester City agree deal to sign England international defender. Although Leicester City fans are likely to be none too happy about losing the services of James Maddison, that was only to be expected after relegation to the Championship.
The new Tottenham Hotspur midfielder is unlikely to be the last player to leave the King Power Stadium this summer either.
It’s a sad fact of dropping out of the English top-flight that players with certain ambitions, including playing for their country, are going to want to continue at the top level.
Others will be persuaded to join simply because they’re offered better terms, their clubs no longer require their services or the players themselves want a change of scenery.
Conor Coady, a defender for England, doesn’t appear to want to return to Wolverhampton Wanderers after spending a season on loan at Everton. According to talkSPORT, the 30-year-old is willing to join the Foxes in a £7.5 million deal, with the price rising to £8.5 million if Leicester are promoted.
The fact that players are willing to give up their chance to play in the Premier League is quite the coup for Enzo Maresca and speaks a lot about the culture he is seeking to foster at the club.
Perhaps Coady has come to the conclusion that Maresca has what it takes to immediately raise the Foxes back to the top, in which case his stay in the lower division will only be brief.
