If Leicester City doesn’t get promoted to the Premier League this summer, they will agree to pay midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall £25 million. This information comes from 90min.
With the exception of one game this season, the 25-year-old has started every one of the Foxes’ 37 Championship games. As Enzo Maresca’s club surged to the top of the table, it briefly seemed like an instant return to the top division was just a formality. Nevertheless, Leeds United has taken the lead after a recent run of one win in five games, with Ipswich Town trailing closely behind in third.
The team from the East Midlands is now worried that they could only be able to make it to the play-offs because their opponents for promotion are not showing any signs of slowing down.
This week has been difficult at King Power Stadium. After being accused of violating profit and sustainability regulations by the Premier League, off-field antics have taken center stage in press headlines. It appears that this battle will continue for some time to come and may affect their summer transfer market.
Dewsbury-Hall is a valuable player, and it seems like Leicester may have to let go of their main man at the end of the year. Consequently, it is said that £25 million would be accepted if they were to stay in the Championship; if they were to advance, that sum would rise to £40 million.
Clubs like Manchester United are already starting to circle. Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s partial purchase of the Red Devils is expected to bring about significant change this summer. With players like Christian Eriksen and Casemiro potentially going, Erik ten Hag’s squad is in desperate need of a reliable midfield player.
As a result, preparations are on for their end-of-season hiring, and rumors have it that the 20-time English champions have already contacted Leicester to explore the possibility of a deal.
But there are other interested parties as well. After attempting their luck in January, Brighton & Hove Albion is still eager, and Brentford might make a move. The midfield player’s choice, according to 90min, is to sign with Tottenham Hotspur, where James Maddison, a former teammate, is trying to persuade manager Ange Postecoglou to bring him to North London.
Leicester has played one fewer game than both Leeds and Ipswich, despite being in second place right now in the Championship competition.