Leicester City have had a nightmare January transfer window and their board need to learn from their mistakes.
Deadline day is upon us and it doesn’t look like a lot is going to happen at the King Power Stadium today.
One report this morning suggested Leicester City will focus on a winger in the final day of the window but signings are unlikely.
PSR remains a stumbling block for the Foxes and no arrivals also means Will Alves will likely be the only exit.
Leicester fans have been left furious by a transfer update that emerged on February 3rd as well but this is not the first time supporters have been angry at their own club recently.
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Jon Rudkin and Leicester owner need to learn from Bristol City
After being smashed 4-0 by Everton on Saturday, Leicester fans hit out at Jon Rudkin once more, also doing so against Fulham and Brentford of late.
Rudkin is largely responsible for the club’s recruitment which most fans will agree, has been dismal this month.
With anger growing from supporters, Leicester should take a leaf out of Championship club Bristol City’s books.
Prior to deadline day getting underway, The Robins released a statement, in which they confirmed their plan.
The most important part of their statement read: “As we enter February, we would like to share our approach to the window during the last month.
“We approached the summer transfer window with a plan to bring in four players with an expectation there would be three departures. During that period, we ended up bringing in seven new players and there were two departures.
“This meant that we began the season with a larger squad than we would ideally operate with and, consequently, there have been fewer opportunities for home grown players than there might have been otherwise.
“In addition, following his purchase and subsequent loan back to Derby County last January, we also welcomed Max Bird to join up with the first team squad for the first time in the summer.
“After making a real push to sign Scott Twine and Luke McNally late in the summer – decisions we are pleased we made – alongside a couple of expected departures not occurring, we entered January considerably behind on our season budget.
“Although January is a time for the media to get excited, it isn’t the best time to do business. Whilst it is natural for fans to want additions, the most important thing for us coming into January was to keep the core of the squad together. This gives the group of players the chance to continue their progression and provides an opportunity to build on the solid platform created during the first two-thirds of the season.
“We have now managed to close the gap in our budget whilst minimising the impact on our first team.”
Leicester City need to replace Jon Rudkin
While Bristol City’s statement is a breath of fresh air, it’s hard to see Leicester ever doing anything like that with Rudkin at the helm.
Both the board and the owner are very cagey when it comes to any form of media and haven’t conducted an interview in years.
Leicester are most likely going to be relegated this season and even if they win promotion from the Championship in 2025/26, they are unlikely to ever return to their glory days with the current board running things the way they are.