Rodgers, Fofana, Maddison & Leicester's Curious Summer Transfer Window
The Athletic FC Podcast
The Athletic
4.0 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 9 August 2022
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's Leicester writer Rob Tanner and Stuart James, to explore Leicester's bemusing inactivity in this summer's transfer window so far... The reality behind the widespread statistic that the Foxes remain the only top-flight European side yet to make a summer signing, Brendan Rodgers' frustrations and Chelsea's very public pursuit of Wesley Fofana.
Plus, the panel explore the smaller margin for error in the transfer market, for Premier League clubs like Leicester, their recruitment strategy, hope yet for Boubakary Soumare, Maddison and Tielemans' futures and what would constitute success this season?
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| 0:00.0 | The Athletic |
| 0:03.1 | As we record this podcast, Lester remained the only top flight side in Europe |
| 0:09.3 | yet to make a signing this summer. |
| 0:12.0 | The Athletics, Lester correspondent Rob Tanner |
| 0:13.9 | and our senior football writer, Stu James, join us |
| 0:16.7 | to provide all the detail and maybe a little perspective too. |
| 0:21.6 | I'm Mark Chapman. |
| 0:22.4 | Welcome to the Athletic Football Podcast. |
| 0:27.9 | Madison scores. |
| 0:30.6 | He's off the market, King Power Stadium. |
| 0:34.8 | They don't mind being seen as that club that will help you develop and become a better player, then you might get that huge move to a big giants of a club. And I'm sure that conversation's been had with Fafana right now. Tielman's from wrong distance. Oh, one of the great Wemery goals. For me, it's not been a problem. There's obviously lots of noise around it, but my focus has purely been on the players that are here. |
| 0:56.4 | Interestingly, if you flip that the other way, |
| 0:57.7 | I don't know where Brendan would go next either. |
| 0:59.5 | By the way, I don't know what the next opportunity would be for here. |
| 1:07.3 | Let's get straight into it. |
| 1:08.8 | Then your piece, Stu puts it brilliantly, really. |
| 1:13.0 | Lester, eighth in the Premier League, Europa Conference semifinalists and a community |
| 1:17.1 | shield win. |
| 1:18.2 | Before that, fifth in an FAA Cup. |
| 1:20.2 | Fifth in Europa League qualification. |
| 1:22.3 | Ninth, 12th, Champions League Quarterfinals, Premier League champions. |
| 1:27.1 | If you are a football fan, you have had an absolutely joyous ride with Leicester, |
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