Rodgers, Fofana, Maddison & Leicester's Curious Summer Transfer Window

The Athletic FC Podcast

The Athletic

Football, Soccer,, Sports, Soccer

4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2022

⏱️ 33 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? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Athletic.
0:05.0	As we record this podcast, Leicester remain the only top flight side in Europe yet to make a signing this summer.
0:12.0	The Athletics Leicester Correspondent Rob Tanner
0:14.3	and our senior football writer, Stue James,
0:16.3	join us to provide all the detail
0:18.6	and maybe a little perspective too.
0:21.6	I'm Mark Chapman.
0:22.4	Welcome to the Athletic Football Podcast. He's off the market King Power Stadium.
0:35.0	They don't mind being seen as that club that will help you develop and become a better player.
0:39.0	Then you might get that huge move to a big giants of a club.
0:42.0	And I'm sure that conversation's been had with for
0:44.0	Farner right now.
0:45.2	Telemans from wrong distance.
0:47.0	Oh, one of the great Wembley goals.
0:49.9	Yuri Tealimmon.
0:50.9	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
0:56.2	Interestingly if you flip that the other way I don't know where Brendan would go next either Mark by the way I don't know what the next opportunity would be for here.
1:02.8	Let's get straight into it then your peace suit puts it brilliantly, really.
1:12.9	Lest the 8th in the Premier League, Europa Conference
1:15.3	Semi- finalists and their Community Shield win.
1:18.2	Before that, fifth in an effort up,
1:20.2	fifth in Europa League qualification,
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