Leicester City have had their fair share on transfer flops over the years, including one Newcastle United icon.
In the current team, Patson Daka is proving to be a flop this season despite previously earning praise and transfer interest from Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Odsonne Edouard has struggled to even get into the team since his loan move from Crystal Palace, which couldn’t be cut short in January.
The striker is still yet to score a single goal for Leicester City but will have to see out the remainder of his temporary deal.
Elsewhere, Oliver Skipp has flopped at Leicester following his £20m transfer, which could rise to £25m, from Tottenham Hotspur over the summer.
As well as current stars, there are plenty of players who have previously greatly disappointed at the King Power Stadium.
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Nobby Solano was a Newcastle United legend but flopped at Leicester City
Ayoze Perez is excelling after leaving Leicester in 2023 but his goal-scoring return for the club was very underwhelming.
Another player who really failed to live up to the hype when he secured a move to the Midlands was Nolberto Solano or ‘Nobby’ as he’s better known in England.
Solano joined Newcastle United in 1998, playing 173 games and scoring 29 goals for the North East outfit before leaving for the first time.
During his stint at St James’ Park, he became the first Peruvian to feature in an FA Cup final when the Magpies were beaten 2-0 by Manchester United in the showpiece back in 1999.
After his initial spell with Newcastle, Solano had stints with Aston Villa, Newcastle again and a couple of European clubs before eventually signing for Leicester in 2010.
Arriving on a free transfer in January of that year, the former right-sided midfielder played just 13 times for the Foxes without providing a single goal contribution before leaving to join Hull City in July on a free transfer.
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What is Newcastle icon and Leicester flop Nobby Solano doing now
The now 50-year-old joined Hartlepool in 2011 before retiring with the North East outfit in 2012.
He began his managerial career in the same year, linking up with Universitario and has six had six more stints in various dugouts.
Solano was named manager of Blyth Spartans in May 2024 but was sacked at the end of August after a winless start to 2024/25.
He quickly landed another job, however, remaining in charge of San Marcos from September 2024 to the present.