There have been many Leicester City stars who have left the club and moved onto pastures new over the years, all with varying degrees of success.
The Foxes have developed a reputation for bringing in players on low fees and selling on for profit.
N’Golo Kante, Danny Drinkwater and Riyad Mahrez have all joined for small fees before being moved on for huge sums of money in the past.
Another one of those was Leicester academy graduate Ben Chilwell. He left for Chelsea in 2020 for £50m and was a key part of the side for his first two-three years.
However, following the arrival of Enzo Maresca, Chilwell has fallen down the pecking order and is one of the players looking likely to leave Stamford Bridge sooner rather than later.
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Maresca revealed that Chilwell wasn’t part of his plans at the start of the season.
Even with the west London sides’ Conference League commitments, Chilwell was left out of the side who faced Astana in Kazakhstan on Thursday night.
The left-back has made one appearance under the former Leicester boss and has been touted with a move away in the winter window.
Some suggested that Leicester should consider loaning Chilwell while other reports have previously linked him with the likes of Manchester United.
How does Ben Chilwell compare to Victor Kristiansen?
Chilwell’s departure from the King Power Stadium in 2020 was a tough one to swallow but, after two years of searching for his replacement, Victor Kristiansen finally joined.
To compare the two based on performances from this season alone would be unfair given the England international’s lack of game time, but when looking at the two career wise, there isn’t that much in it.
| Stats | Ben Chilwell | Victor Kristiansen |
| Age | 27 | 21 |
| Games played | 238 | 108 |
| Goals | 13 | 1 |
| Assists | 21 | 12 |
| Tackles won | 197 | 150 |
| Aerial duels won % | 55.1% | 42.9% |
As you can, Chilwell and Kristiansen are largely very similar in terms of their performances.
Kristiansen is six years younger than Chilwell but played just under half of the amount of career games as his senior, going closely in nearly every stat aside from goals.
It’s something that Ruud van Nistelrooy would have to consider if he were to make a surprise move for the unwanted Chelsea man as to whether or not he’d be an upgrade or not.