Welcome Faes & Coady exits hand big six-wanted CB Leicester career
We have two transfer rumours for you today. And the hypothetical outcome of those sales would be welcomed for a former Leicester City loanee’s career. Will centre backs Wout Faes and Conor Coady both respectively leave the Foxes during the offseason? If so, an LCFC academy graduate’s path to the first team, possibly as a starter, would be clear.
According to many reports from outlets of varying degrees of quality, Leicester will sell at least two defenders this summer. Apart from one or two Foxes, the back line had a generally awful campaign bringing them to an embarrassing relegation. So nobody in the Blue Army will shed a tear if a few are sold.
As Premier League centre back partnerships go, last season’s efforts from Wout Faes and Conor Coady were up there with the worst. The duo looked uncultured, laboured, lazy at times – and thoroughly out of their depth. I’d lay the lion’s share of that criticism at the Belgian’s door.
Yet Coady got away with a lot of poor performances and ill-advised behaviour (reportedly wanting to leave in January and the Copenhagen debacle) whilst he’s been on Filbert Way. The St Helens-born Fox was almost just as bad! If it wasn’t for the equally unsatisfactory Victor Kristiansen and James Justin, the former Wolverhampton Wanderers man would have gotten more stick.
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Welcome Wout Faes and Conor Coady exits to leave Leicester City academy graduate’s path clear
While Kristiansen has been linked with a departure, separate speculation on Coady and Faes appears more serious. The latter has supposedly been warned that he could be axed from the Belgium international squad if he remains with a tier two side.
Carabao Cup format change confirmed as Leicester City prepare for 2025/26 draw
The EFL has confirmed a format change for the Carabao Cup, with a preliminary round set to be introduced for the 2025/26 season and the fixtures have already been decided
The EFL has confirmed that the Carabao Cup will feature a preliminary round for the 2025/26 season, with some fixtures already decided.
In a change to the competition’s format, a qualifying round involving four teams will be introduced. This adjustment reduces the number of clubs in the first proper round, allowing all Premier League clubs participating in European competitions to enter in the third round.
The preliminary round will see National League promotion winners Barnet and Oldham Athletic face off against the two lowest finishers in League Two, Accrington Stanley and Newport County. The early rounds are regionalised, so Barnet will play Newport, while Oldham will take on Accrington.
