Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca may now target former club Leicester City for a blockbuster summer signing. Former manager Enzo Maresca brought Leicester City to Championship triumph by winning the title last season, but he has since taken over as manager of Chelsea. Following Maresca’s resignation, Leicester City’s recruitment of Steve Cooper has created a sense of urgency for the club to conduct business with its players following their promotion from the Championship. However, Leicester City is presently facing an appeal for breaking Premier League spending restrictions and is in danger of breaking them again before the PSR deadline on June 30th, which might entail selling important players to avoid extra penalties.
One talented midfielder appeared about to leave the King Power Stadium after a trade agreement was completed between Leicester City and another Premier League club Brighton, but the deal has since fallen through. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, a Leicester City star, decides down a move to Brighton despite interest from Chelsea. According to David Ornstein, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall turned down an overture from Brighton. The agreement included a swap deal in which Polish midfielder Jakub Molder would have signed for the Foxes. According to reports, Dewsbury-Hall wants to reconcile with former Chelsea manager Maresca for the 2024/25 Premier League season.
Chelsea has now made an offer that would see the Englishman granted a long-term contract at Stamford Bridge. The 25-year-old scored 26 goals for Maresca’s title-winning team last season and will be hoping to reproduce that form with the West London giants. Leicester City will struggle to repeat the impact of Kieran Dewsbury-Hall. With Dewsbury-Hall poised to join a Chelsea team competing in the Europa Conference League in the 2024/25 season, Leicester City will need to act quickly to replace their key midfielder. There will be few options for finding a player with Dewsbury-Hall’s talent, who has been so important to the Foxes’ success.
Dewsbury-Hall was ideal for Leicester City’s shape and approach last season, which was expected to remain relatively consistent under Cooper with three in midfield. After speaking with the goal-scoring midfielder so early in his career, Cooper realized how important it was to have him around. If they have the ability to do so, Leicester will have to spend a lot of money to recruit a player of such caliber; alternatively, their set-up may need to be changed to emphasize the offensive threat out wide, where they are most dangerous without Dewsbury-Hall.
