Hi guys, I’m a Leicester City fan and aspiring football writer currently working on a piece focusing on Ayoze Perez - looking back on his 18 months with the Foxes and also thinking about what the future could hold for him. I’m really keen to include some thoughts and opinions from Newcastle fans in the article, specifically:
Individual & overall opinions on his Newcastle career, performances & impact.
His best position / role within the Newcastle team of the time.
Individual & overall reactions to LCFC’s interest and eventual transfer in July 2019, including the fee.
Would welcome any and all contributions, and any featured will be credited as required, whether under your Reddit username or real name, whichever you’d prefer. Looking forward to hearing from you!
You know, Ayoze Perez, the Leicester player that everyone thought they were being clever by getting in, only for him to be transferred out a few weeks later. Who is that player this season?
Genuinely been such a terrible transfer for Perez, Newcastle and Leicester. Ayoze money was spent awfully by us on fucking Joelinton and he doesn't fit Leicesters system
Premier League Team Review - Episode 1: Leicester City.
Hi, as the title says, I would like to assess every football club in the Premier League, using a mixture of opinion and stat based analysis, as well as the eye test when watching them play, especially focusing on transfers that could/should be made. I begin with Leicester City. (Because when I started they were top of the table). Let's go! GK - Schmeichel, Ward, Jakupovic. Schmeichel is a good goalkeeper, good enough for the top 6, that's to say I wouldn't bat an eye if a top 6 side had him in goal. He is 33 and is making a few more mistakes than he used to though. Not a liability, but I could see him becoming one in 2-3 years. Ward and Jakupovic are not good enough for Leicester City. I think for now they are golden, but a backup with perceived high potential is where I would lean towards. Perhaps an u23 prospect from the academy. Otherwise Leicester should start looking for a rough diamond. Suggestions - Karol Niemczycki (21, Cracovia), Predrag Rajkovic (24, Stade De Reims) and Dominik Greif (23, Slovan Bratislava). RB - Pereira, Castagne, Justin. Absolutely stacked. Nothing else to say really, does Justin become LB full-time? Who knows. No-one is declining, all three are great players and competition in this position will be huge for years to come. RB and CAM are Leicester's biggest assets right now. CB - Soyuncu, Evans, Benkovic, Morgan. (Amartey, Ndidi) Good for now, in need of a refresher though, hold onto Soyuncu and give him a worthy partner who for GODS SAKE is left-footed. Evans is injury prone, Morgan is captain but his playing days are over with the way football is being played. Put a 27 year-old Wes Morgan into that Leicester team and he still wouldn't be able to keep up, so how does he do at 36? Not great. Soyuncu is a great CB, £19m was a bargain. I feel like Leicester should be looking at a starting LCB, my suggestions would be Jordan Torunarigha (23, Hertha Berlin), Moussa Niakhate (24, FSV Mainz 05) and Benoit Badiashile (19, AS Monaco). LB - Thomas, Fuchs. (Justin, Castagne) I see two solutions to this, either play out the season with Castagne/Justin as starting LB as they can both play on both sides, OR sign a new LB, reducing (Most likely) Justin to a backup role. So far he has looked amazing, the only thing I am worried about is James Justin being a confidence player, he's on a high, does he have lows? What happens to him if he does? Those are unknowns with young players that's why it's always a consistency risk. What if one difficult game where he scores an own goal or gives away a penalty completely destroys him? While it is difficult to know, and the system in place is already great, I'm not 100% on it yet. Luke Thomas is a decent backup, but I would still consider a starting LB. Not a must by any means though. My suggestions would be Alejandro Grimaldo (25, Benfica), Jose Gaya (25, Valencia) and Layvin Kurzawa (28, PSG). CDM - Ndidi, Choudhury, Mendy, Amartey I'm not here to talk about changing tactics, so Leicester play with one DM, one pivot. That pivot is ideally Ndidi, who in my eyes is a top 3 DM in the league (Kante, Allan, Fabinho are also in the conversation). Nampalys Mendy is a great backup, and Choudhury is also a good, young player who can be played further up if needed. Amartey sticks out though, I think he needs to be let go, possibly sold (Could maybe get 9-10m for him), or kept around for depth and cups, kind of as a safety net. Despite overcrowding, a very strong position for Leicester. CM - Tielemans, Praet, Silva, James (Choudhury, Maddison, Albrighton) Quite strong, Tielemans has buckets of talent, and Praet is a very direct player, which suits Leicester and the way they like to play. Adrien Silva and Matty James... While okay as backups, I feel like in a similar vein to Amartey, should be sold or kept as depth or for cup games. Marc Albrighton has lost half a yard of pace rather early, just one of those players who declined at 29 not 32. I feel like he has all the qualities to be a great CM for the next 3-4 years though, so that is what I would do, sell Adrien Silva and Matty James (Or keep them around for cup games/depth). I reckon the combined fees could bring in around 15m. I don't know if this aligns with a lot of other people, but I'm very much for supporting the squad with academy players, rather than keeping around players like Adrien Silva for depth. CAM - Maddison, (Tielemans, Iheanacho, Albrighton) Maddison is an amazing player, he can have off games, but most of the time he's quality. I have a plan for Kelechi Iheanacho, turning him away from 9 due to his poor finishing, and turning him into a 10 due to his impressive range of passing (he has also played as a CAM/False 9 for Nigeria before). This is a big strength of Leicester, I have nothing to add or subtract from this position. LW - Barnes, Gray (Perez, Under) I love Harvey Barnes, he has eclipsed Demarai Gray despite being given less time. I see two options here, either trust Demarai Gray to be in and around the squad, OR sign a relatively cheap, but good left-footed left winger, not to compete with Barnes, but to provide a different option, a more crossing option rather than cutting inside. It's going to be difficult to find a LW who is happy being a rotation option, or a super-sub, but I would suggest Theo Bongonda (24, Genk), Yakou Meite (24, Reading) and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (19, Rubin Kazan). RW - Perez, Under, Ghezzal (Albrighton) This is a good position, Ayoze Perez hasn't really kicked on, he's not a star of this leicester side by any means. I was very surprised to see Rachid Ghezzal still on the books. I love the addition of Cengiz Under, he will definitely add a new dimension to leicester. I would love it if Under could be made permanent, Ghezzal was let go (I reckon 10-15m price tag) and Albrighton was turned into a CM/CAM. Ghezzal can also be kept for depth if no-one submits a good enough offer. ST - Vardy, Slimani (Iheanacho) I put Iheanacho in brackets because I feel like he is more suited as a CAM/False 9. Slimani is not good enough as a backup. If Jamie Vardy gets injured, Leicester lose a huge asset, and Iheanacho is not good enough in that role to replace him, neither is Islam Slimani. I would sell Slimani (10-12m price tag) or keep for depth/cup games as with all other sales. I would edge Iheanacho towards a deeper role, and promote a young and hungry number 9, either from the academy, or as a transfer. Tactically, I see Leicester playing the same way they have been under Brendan Rodgers, with a twist for if Vardy gets injured, with no Vardy I would play Iheanacho AND that new signing, with Iheanacho making overlapping runs or providing through balls. For a young and hungry number 9 I would suggest Eddie Salcedo (18, Inter), Martin Minchev (19, Sparta Prague) and Lenny Pintor (20, Olympique Lyon). OVERALL: I feel like Leicester currently have the 6th best squad in the Premier League, whether that means they finish 6th that is left to be seen. The small changes I am suggesting cover up for the holes in their squad currently, these improvements could see them challenging for the Champions League spots in my eyes. TL;DR - 5 Signings, 2 future, 3 now. NOW: Left-Footed CB, Starting LB and Left-Footed LW for depth/rotation. 2 future: GK and ST. Am I a fraud or do you agree with me? Should I do the other 19 clubs or give up because I'm useless? Let me know!
[OC] Leicester City vs Man Utd Comparison since Ole and Rodgers took over
Reminder: this is only premiers league based. Ole took over as a man utd manager on: Dec 21, 2018. Man Utd League table position was 6th, 17 game played, 26 points. Man utd Went on an unbeaten run 10 win and 2 draws in 12 games which accumulated to 58 points in 29 games at this point. After this Man Utd Regressed big time: Last 9 games they accumulated only 8 points which ended their season at 6th position on 66 points. Managerial bounce and than regressed big time in the last 9 games.. Brendan Rodgers took over on Feb 26th, 2019 when Claude puel managed the Leicester team for 27 games and had 32 points from those games. League position was 12th. Brendan Rodgers in the next 11 premier league games managed to get 20 points from 10 games and moved from 12th to 9th Now the transfer window: Man Utd brought in Harry Maguire Awb Dan James Worth: 146m What man utd sold Lukaku: 70m Sanchez: on loan Herrera: for free Net spend of: 80m Leicester brought in: Ayoze Perez from Newcastle: 30m James Justin from Luton town: 7m Telimans was on loan but purchased from Monaco: 40m Dennis Praet from sampdoria: 20m Sold Maguire which man utd bought for: 80m Now the 2019/20 season Man utd are on 18 points after 14 games Leicester are on 32 points after 14 games Now do Man Utd really have that bad of a squad as fans make it seem? While Leicester were on 32 points in 27 games before Rodgers took over or its just managerial incompetence from Ole?
[OC] From £40million to upstaged by a 40-year-old: The Curious Case of Joelinton
I've posted about my writing on here before and how I'm trying to get better at it so lemme know what you guys think, this probably won't be much new information for a lot of Newcastle fans but I worked hard on it and uncovered some pretty interesting stats so lemme know what you guys think
Eyebrows were raised when Newcastle United smashed their transfer record last summer and handed the iconic number nine shirt to a relatively unknown Brazilian described by manager Steve Bruce as ‘having all the attributes a top striker needs.’ But six months later, with just one goal to his name and even being outclassed by a 40-year-old third division journeyman, the pressure is on Joelinton to start scoring and save Newcastle’s season as well as his Premier League career. Much has been made about Newcastle’s struggles in front of goal this season, particularly after their 1-1 draw in the FA Cup to Rochdale where veteran striker Aaron Wilbraham came off the bench to pounce for the League One side, dispossessing Joelinton before providing the impact Steve Bruce’s side could only dream of receiving from their £40million signing. And, arguably the most worrying part of the 23-year-old’s 19th successive game without a goal is that nobody was really all that surprised. Joelinton has often proved an isolated and lonely figure up front since joining from Hoffenheim where he was regularly interchanging with his strike partners, either from out wide in a trio or up front in a duo. His playstyle in Germany saw him drop deep before running at the defence but at Newcastle he has been asked to lead the line, usually with his back to goal whilst holding the ball up for runners, something which has seen his dribbles per game drop from last season and his rate of aerial duels more than doubling – as well as his amount of turnovers. The change in role was largely down to Bruce’s adoption of previous manager Rafa Benitez’s tactics, with the Spaniard’s system bringing out the best in loanee target man Salomon Rondon and it was hoped that Joelinton could adapt his playstyle to replace the 11-goal striker. In fact, Benitez was offered the signing of Joelinton numerous times during the last six months of his tenure but he insisted that the Brazilian was worth closer to £20million instead of the £43million that Hoffenheim were demanding and that surplus could instead be used on other areas of the squad, particularly in the £16.5million permanent signing of the focal point of his attack in Rondon. Newcastle owner Mike Ashley revealed in a rare interview that he was ‘freaked out’ as to why Benitez was reluctant to sanction the club’s record signing – after all, Benitez had been haranguing the club to back him financially so why now would he not want a player who he believed didn’t fit the team and was vastly overpriced instead of his tried and tested first choice? A difficult concept for some to grasp, certainly. Having no faith in Ashley’s vision for the club, Benitez left for Chinese side Dalian Yifang upon the expiry of his contract whilst Bruce arrived at St James’ Park to find a 6’1 Brazilian waiting for him holding the number nine shirt before the ex-Sheffield Wednesday boss could even say ‘why aye man’. Despite managing to break the ice a quip about emulating Joelinton’s blonde-streaked hair through a combination of broken English and an interpreter, Bruce’s uncomfortable first interaction with his new signing was perhaps foreshadowing of the awkwardness Joelinton would face in transitioning from deep-lying support striker to a primary goalscorer. With Rondon joining Benitez in China and Ayoze Perez having signed for Leicester City earlier in the month, Newcastle had lost the source of 23 of their 42 goals last season and the pressure was on the Brazilian to fill the void left by the duo. A tough ask of a player who’s highest goalscoring output was eight goals in 33 games for SK Rapid Wien in the Austrian Bundesliga. And with more bookings than goal contributions in his 23 games for the club this season, it appears Benitez’s concerns had some merit. With just one goal in his 1692 minutes of football, Joelinton’s strike rate ranks amongst the worst in Premier League history. MLS star Jozy Altidore netted twice in 70 games for Sunderland and Hull giving him a goal every 1775 minutes, though Scottish striker Andy Gray’s solitary strike in 2717 minutes across 51 games remains the all-time record low. Of current strikers in the league, only Bournemouth’s £20million signing Dominic Solanke has a worse strike rate than Joelinton, having scored once in his 50 appearances for the Cherries and Liverpool in 1969 minutes. Though writing off Joelinton just a few months into a six-year contract seems premature, particularly given the youngster’s commitment in tough times in a new country, with his partner and two-year-old son having only moved to England just before Christmas. Furthermore, despite the lack of goals, the forward ranks in the top-20 in the league for chances created from open play and it is, ironically, due to poor finishing from Newcastle’s other forwards that Joelinton only has two assists. Football has proven time and time again to be a fickle game and it wasn’t long ago that similar questions were being asked of teammate Miguel Almiron before the Paraguayan netted his maiden goal against Crystal Palace in December at the 27th time of asking. Almiron followed that up with strikes against Rochdale and Wolverhampton Wanderers and finally appears to be showing the ability that convinced Newcastle to break their previous transfer record for him 12 months ago. And there is faith at St James’ Park that history can repeat itself with their new record signing. Bruce has repeatedly leapt to the defence of his striker, urging him to stay mentally strong instead of feeling sorry for himself and learn about the target man role from Toon big man Andy Carroll to channel the spirit of number nines of old such as Alan Shearer, Les Ferdinand and Carroll himself. Though there is admittedly a disappointment from Bruce and the fans about Joelinton’s inability to do the basics and, unsurprisingly, Newcastle have been in the market for another forward this window, with RB Leipzig winger Ademola Lookman looking to complete a loan move to St James’ Park. Optimism remains though, particularly with mercurial winger Allan Saint-Maximin returning from injury soon and the Frenchman’s influence on the team cannot be understated – the Magpies have only collected five points from the ten games he has missed this season while six of their seven wins have come with the Frenchman on the pitch. With both Almiron and Saint-Maximin slowly adapting to English football, there is hope that the pair can offer Joelinton the support he needs both on and off the pitch to create a fluid partnership and prove that the Brazilian is capable of being Newcastle’s number nine for many years to come.
Ayoze Perez' £30m move to Leicester has already become emblematic of the financial absurdity of the modern game. If players like Perez are worth £30m, maybe Wilfried Zaha's £70m valuation isn't so crazy after all. But when Brendan Rodgers sat down to pour over his summer transfer options, I can only assume his research criteria included the potential FPL output of his various targets. In this regard, Perez might be somewhat of a hidden gem. Let's start with the facts. Perez was 1 of 10 players that FPL HQ felt needed a positional change going into the 19/20 season. As a midfielder, Perez can expect an extra point for a goal and an extra point for a clean sheet. With a tally of 141 FPL points last season, Perez finds himself in the vicinity of Maddison, King, Jota, Deulofeu and the aforementioned Zaha. This, in itself, comes as a bit of a surprise. With an ownership of 3.4% by the end of the season (compared to 7.2% for Deulofeu and 15.6% for Zaha, for example), Perez was so under-the-radar that there are rumours the two were having an affair. His 12 goals and 2 assists means that, had he been listed as a midfielder last season, his points tally (assuming the number of bonus points remained the same) would have been closer to 164 points (+1 for each goal and clean sheet). This puts him in the same company as Eriksen, Firmino, Wilson, Lacazette and Kane and above the likes of Bernardo Silva, Richarlison and Son. This is not a player who started well and dropped off come the end of the season, either. To the contrary, Perez scored 7 goals in his last 9 games: many of which were vital for Newcastle's Premier League safety. This is a player who doesn't just contribute to a side, but actively lifts it. For all of this, his price remains at £6.5m. £0.5m cheaper than Zaha and Maddison. £1.5m cheaper than Bernardo Silva and Richarlison. Leicester are not fickle with their spending. Perez, at 25-years-old, is still growing into his prime. He will be given a chance and, if he takes it, we'll have the opportunity to acquire a £6.5m attacking midfielder for a Leicester side vying for a top 7 finish. Managed by Brendan Rodgers, no less. A repeat of last season's numbers would mean 160 points from your £6.5m midfielder. Not a bad return by any means. But what if he improves? Surely, given his transfer to the Foxes, it's fair to suggest he might. If he does, Perez might well be the bargain we've all been looking for this season. Cheers for reading! If you found this useful, you might enjoy more analysis on other mid-priced midfielders I like which you can read here.
Welcome to the triumphant return of the Premier League Previews, a series where a fan gives an overview of his team for your perusal, and I get an excuse to take pot-shots at other clubs. This will run until the eve of the Premier League, taking a look at each club in turn. Today from way down south we're going way up north, with Newcastle United. About
Pre-season began 12 months ago with a lot of Newcastle fans filled with hope after a 10th placed finish. Mikel Merino and Aleksandar Mitrovic were sold to Real Sociedad and Fulham respectively, with their replacements being Ki Sung-Yeung on a free and Salomon Rondon on loan. Chancel Mbemba was also sold to Porto, while Fabian Schär and Federico Fernandez came in at centre back. Martin Dubravka and Kenedy returned to the club after impressive loan spells, with Dubravka signing permanently. Yoshinori Muto was also signed from Mainz as the most expensive purchase for us at £9.5m. An awful start to the season saw us fail to win in our first 10 league games. In fairness, we did play 5 of the eventual top 6 in this time, but it was still a shocking run. Despite decent performances against Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester City, we completely bottled games against Cardiff, Leicester and Manchester United, throwing away a 2-0 half time lead at Old Trafford. A scrappy game vs Watford in early November was our first win of the season. We beat Bournemouth and Burnley in our following two games, instilling hope into the fans that maybe we weren't terrible after all. We then won 1 game in our next 9. ¯\(ツ)/¯ 22 games into the season, we sat in 18th place on 18 points. we were 3 points away from Brighton in 15th and 7 points clear of Huddersfield at the foot of the table. Gameweek 23 saw us hosting Cardiff at home. We won 3-0 with a strong performance in a game that could have been the biggest result of our season, but 10 days later Manchester City came to St James' Park and we made headlines around the world by winning 2-1, in one of the biggest shocks of the season. Our midfield that game was Isaac Hayden and Sean Longstaff, who was thrust into the limelight after being praised by Pep Guardiola. The fans' mood was at an insane high, boosted again 2 days later when Miguel Almiron's arrival finally broke the club's record transfer fee. The back to back victories and Almiron's arrival revitalised the team, narrowly losing to Tottenham, drawing with Wolves and beating fellow relegation candidates Huddersfield and Burnley quite convincingly. A 2-0 defeat away to West Ham dented the team's form (we only picked up 4 points from the next 4 games) and saw Sean Longstaff ruled out for the remaining 9 games of the season with a severe knee injury. The following game saw us do what Manchester United had done to us 5 months prior. Everton led 2-0 at St James' Park at half time, but a Salomon Rondon and Ayoze Perez masterclass saw the game finish 3-2. This signalled the beginning of an unplayable run of form for Perez, scoring 8 goals in 9 games including a hat trick against Southampton in what might be the best performance I've ever seen from a Newcastle player. The final 3 games of the season saw us draw to Brighton, lose to Liverpool in the dying moments thanks to Origi being the biggest clutch player alive and a comprehensive 4-0 victory against Fulham. A 13th placed finish was far better than we hoped for after the winless streak at the beginning of the season. At the time we were overjoyed, but everything that has happened with the club since has made the positives from last season somewhat bittersweet.
This Season
At the time of writing, Summer has been nothing short of disastrous so far. The season ended with some optimism that Rafa Benitez was going to sign a contract extension, we would sign Salomon Rondon permanently and that a wealthy group from the Middle East were interested in buying the club and finally ending Mike Ashley's reign as the owner of the club. Rafa left has left and signed for Chinese second division Dalian Yifang, with Rondon joining him. The takeover seems to be dead in the water, with Steve Bruce being appointed as manager on a 3 year contract. As of yet, there have been no players signed to the senior team, while Ayoze Perez and Joselu have been sold. We're expecting Joelinton to be announced in the next few days for what will be another record breaking fee, but I'm not optimistic that he will be good enough to drag us up the table. The most I can currently hope for this season is a relegation battle that sees us narrowly stay up. Right now, I'm not sure I'll even care by the time we get past January. A sad reality that a good number of Newcastle fans are facing. Transfers Highlights
Player
Type
From
To
Fee(£m)
Ayoze Perez
Permanent
Newcastle United
Leicester City
30
Joelinton
Permanent
Hoffenheim
Newcastle United
40
Jose Salomon Rondon
End of Loan
Newcastle United
West Bromwich Albion
N/A
All incoming/outgoing transfersFull 2019-20 squad 3 players to watch out for Sean Longstaff Longstaff's recovery from injury is something I worry about a lot. Rolando Aarons' progress at Newcastle was similar; a handful of promising appearances ended by severe knee injuries. We have slapped a £50m price tag on him to ward off Manchester United this summer, which I hope we don't end up looking foolish for. Longstaff's tireless work rate, tidy passing and his threat from range (he scored numerous screamers when at Blackpool 2 years ago) will be instrumental if he returns as strong as he was last season. Florian Lejeune While Fabian Schär and Jamaal Lascelles have been the centre backs to receive the plaudits in the last 2 seasons, Florian Lejeune has gone somewhat under the radar when he has been equal to, and sometimes even better, than the pair of them. His involvement in the squad has at times been restricted by the two anterior cruciate ligament tears he has suffered, despite him returning from both of them in half the time footballers usually take to recover. Lejeune's positional awareness and composure on the ball made him a consistently effective defensive partner to Lascelles and Schär, while his passing accuracy and range on the left side of a back 3 was a great asset to the attacking movements under Rafa Benitez. With Steve Bruce likely opting for a very direct approach this season, Lejeune's distribution will be very important. Jonjo Shelvey I wanted to say Miguel Almiron, as the only player remaining from the Perez-Rondon-Almiron front 3 that was so promising last season, but I think Jonjo Shelvey could be very pivotal player. A number of Rafa's outcasts from last season like Dwight Gayle, Rolando Aarons and Jack Colback will return to the fray much to the dismay of many fans. It's Shelvey however, that catches my eye. Shelvey has talent that few players in the Premier League possess, a pinpoint accuracy with diagonal long passing that is a dream to any wide player capable of exploiting space. The downside to him is just about everything else. His poor work rate and lacking athleticism means he often can't provide adequate cover to the defence and his temper (albeit improved in recent times) means he is always a potential red card. He's a player to watch for better or worse. His performances could result in us gaining 10 points this season, or losing that many. What the fans think Thanks to /NUFCfor their help.
How do you think this season will go?
Not as well as any of us want it to, but also not as bad as many think it will go. So (optimistically) somewhere between 11-16.
I think we'll finish 13th if (and it's a big if) we make another couple of decent signings. I loved Rafa, but he would often freeze players out of the team for unknown reasons, and I think some of those coming back will have something to prove. My call for player of the season is Shelvey for that reason, I think he'll be called back in and his long Hollywood passes will work well with Almiron and another fast winger (ASM?).
We will all get increasingly annoyed as historically 'smaller' clubs than us like Wolves, Bournemouth, Watford and Leicester take an easy three points from us home and away. Their owners have actual ambition for their clubs and have proper facilities and coaching. We've got Steve Bruce in command and some wheelie bins for ice baths. The big 6 teams will beat us despite our plucky performances, we will play out grinding draws or fluky 1-0 wins against other relegation fodder teams like Brighton and Sheffield United. Meanwhile beloved ex-players like Shola Ameobi will get airtime on Sky Sports to tell everyone how great Mike Ashley is. If we don't get relegated then it will be a miracle, some fans hope that we do go down because they believe Fat Mike might be more likely to sell if we are in the Championship/League One.
Which player is going to be your star of the season and why?
Lejeuene. He's arguably our best player but his time with us has been marred with injuries. However, when he has played he has given us that boost we needed out from defence. He's a ball playing centre-back who also has great defensive capabilities. A trio of him, Schar and Lascelles will be key for us this coming season.
If Almiron can carry his form over despite losing the two players he linked up so well with it'll be him. If Joelinton can find his feet and score the goals to keep us up then him.
Isaac Hayden. He was quality at the back end of last season, and his personal problems appear to have subsided/been resolved to an extent. Hopefully, this means he will push on and make a case for a potential national team call up.
by NickTM The Manager: Well, beloved manager Rafa Benitez finally decided that enough was enough after his contract expired in the summer and went off to enjoy being filthy fucking rich in China, smuggling his boy Salomon Rondon through customs along with him. Equally beloved owner Mike Ashley decided that the logical choice to replace this Champions League-winning, multiple time La Liga-winning, two-time UEFA Manager of the Year was with... Steve Bruce. Oh boy. Look, as much as I like to use this section to poke some fun, I'm still a Palace fan, and thus I can't quite bring myself to align myself anywhere other than in line with your average Newcastle fan's reaction towards him. It was a pathetic appointment. Bruce, fresh off jumping ship from Sheffield Wednesday as soon as he saw an opportunity in the Premier League - managing to land Newcastle in hot water legally whilst he was at it, true to form - arrives with a mediocre track record in the Premier League and a spell managing bitter rivals Sunderland for one and a half incredibly average seasons. Baffling. The Team: Benitez managed to cut out quite a lot of the deadwood and refresh the squad significantly during his tenure, which left Newcastle with a team that was reasonably balanced and able to compete across the pitch. Unfortunately, his departure was followed in quick succession by the aforementioned Salomon Rondon's loan finishing and also Ayoze Perez, a flaky but talented forward, departing to Leicester City for a hefty £30m sum. In order to compensate for the shortfall up front, a huge £40m was shelled out for Hoffenheim's Joelinton, who arrives with an okay-but-not-really-that-good goal record spread across two years out on loan at Rapid Wien and one at his former parent club. Much will be expected of him between donning the coveted number 9 shirt and the so-far limited effectiveness of last year's signing Yoshinori Muto. Elsewhere, the defence will look to continue the form that saw it become the most effective unit in the bottom half, and much has been made of the admittedly limited gametime Sean Longstaff has had in the Prem so far. Ultimately, it looks like Newcastle will be relying heavily on Joelinton to hit the ground running and Miguel Almiron to really show his class tucked in behind him. Why to like them: I quite like DeAndre Yedlin as one of the United States' attempts to plonk a superlative athlete on a football pitch in hope he'll become a superstar. Miguel Almiron's a treat to watch play, and if the team loses there's always the faint hope one of their fans will go full Little Mac on an ungulate. Why to dislike them: Half their identity is based on beating a League One team that they haven’t beat in 8 years. Their fans claim to hate Mike Ashley - which, let's be honest, they get a little hysterical about given they make him out to be absolute footballing Lucifer when there's probably half a dozen owners in English football alone that you'd choose him over - and yet have had about one sort-of-effective protest in the entire time he's been an owner. They're still so mentally broken by a bedsheet some bloke had scribbled a half-baked pun on that there's genuine animosity towards Aston Villa to this day. Couple that with all the proclaimations of being a 'big club' despite not really ever having achieved that much comparatively and you can see why so many fans in England often end up a little irked by them. Also, Steve Bruce can fuck off, the pudgy northern mercenary wrister. Summary: Newcastle weren't really good last year, and you feel the strength of Benitez' management was the thing really holding them together. With Rafa gone and an already significant outlay spent on a single transfer, things look even more grim this season. You wouldn't bet on Steve Bruce to maintain their integrity defensively, their forwards have been weakened at very least in depth, and whilst the midfield is solid it's not entirely inspiring. If you can find good odds on a midseason managerial sacking, I'd be tempted.
What an insane season we’ve just had. There have been incredibly high highs, as well as horribly low lows, but we’ve made it through a fifth season in the premier league! With a sixth on the way, it is now time for months of mind numbing transfer speculation, and that’s what I’m here to provide to you! As always, please let me know if you want me to include anything new, or if I miss anything. Yours u/shoecat
I’m going to do my best to stick to good sources, but call me out if I post something from a shifty place and I’ll take it down or find it from a better source
May 13th and Prior
Player
Rumour
Source
Youri Tielemans
The Monaco loanee has completed his loan spell in Leicester, but after impressing, Rodgers is in to get him to sign, not without competition from the likes of United and Liverpool
After impressing on loan, the central defender is happy to stay for another season at Celtic, and Rodgers says that if the defender is to go on loan, Celtic would be the prefered destination
We are favourites to sign the Munich legend according to the bookies, but not currently in talks with the Holland man. What an insane world we live in.
United reportedly are in for Madders, and are claiming we set a £60 million price tag on him, but "the Foxes won't put price tags or valuations on players they are not looking to sell." Manchester City are also interested in the young midfielder, and are prepared to make a large bid on him
This is almost non-news but Maguire has clarified after liking a United fan's comment on instagram (that he would be a fan favourite,) that he didn't mean to like the comment
Leicester are set to sign the Arsenal U18 right back, I've seen a couple unofficial tweets that we have signed him but I'll make it official once the club does
The Sampdoria midfielder is not sold on a move to Leicester, saying that a bigger club that competes for trophies would better suit him. Leicester have had an €18 million bid rejected by the club, who value him at €25 million
I’ve decided to not do the Sky Bet odds because they’ve blocked out of country bets, and I am living in America and for the life of me can’t get past their block, so I can’t post these for the moment POSPAC is a legend and offering me weekly skybet updates on odds, so the table is back! All hail POSPAC
I’ve dabbled in FPL over the last few years, with 2017/18 being my best season with ~ 2300 points at 12,000th place overall. What’s always fascinated me about the game goes beyond the exciting moments like: captaining an in-form Son, while everyone else has got the armband on Kane; or getting in Josh King just before he hit that streak of scoring a ridiculous amount of goals. To me, the game is also about the numbers. The quest for unlocking the answers behind the numbers / statistics is often a long, misguided journey filled with self-inflicted pain, and endless loops of uncorrelated stats. But sometimes, you might just find something that could point you in the right direction; or most likely you’ve just been struck by a confirmation bias, and the analysis telling you that Hazard will score double digits against an under-performing Huddersfield side at Stamford Bridge, because it was an early kick-off on a sunny Saturday, was… misinterpreted to say the least. So needless to say, stats / analyses / superstitions are only projections of what we think will happen, based on · past events under similar circumstances · current form of player / team / opposition · and sometimes the opinion of a random dog Alright, with all this in mind, let’s breakdown Player Value, and what is expected of each player. For ease of analysis, we will assume the following approach: · 4 – 4 – 2 Formation · Set-and-forget team + captain · THIS season’s prices · LAST season’s points at the end of GW 38 · NO chips are considered (mostly fixture / timing based) Also note the following constraints, prior to selecting your squad: · Budget for 15 player squad: £ 100 million · Benched players’ individual budgets: o GK £ 4.0 o DEF £ 4.0 o MID £ 4.5 o FWD £ 4.5 Total budget for benched players: £ 17 million. These are the cheapest possible players in each position, allowing us to maximize the potential of our main 11 players. · Remaining budget for 11 players: £ 83 million (an average of ~ £ 7.5 million per player) · Target points at the end of the GW 38: 2300 points o 2300 points should get you to top 50k overall, in most seasons Now that all the constraints and assumptions have been laid out, we can get into the analysis. CAPTAIN Salah (£12.5) as a set-and-forget captain is not unheard of, and is a very viable strategy. Total points: 259 After captain multiplier (2x): 519 TEAM BUDGET Selecting Salah as the captain means that we now have 10 players remaining with a total budget of £ 70.5 million, an average of £ 7.0 million per player. TARGET POINTS For the 10 players remaining, the target points at the end of GW 38 is: 1781 points 2300 – 519 = 1781 The average points expected from each player is: 178 points 1781 / 10 players = 178 TRUE VALUE With a budget of £ 70.5 million, and a target of 1781 points for 10 players, we can derive the number of points we require per million of the team budget. 1781 / 70.5 = 25 points per million (approx.) Based on these numbers, we can formulate a simple table of Price v Required Points (to be considered good value). TABLE 1: Price v Required Points
Price
Required Points (season)
Required Points (per GW)
4.0
100
2.6
4.5
112
2.9
5.0
125
3.3
5.5
137
3.6
6.0
150
3.9
6.5
162
4.3
7.0
175
4.6
7.5
187
4.9
8.0
200
5.3
8.5
212
5.6
9.0
225
5.9
9.5
237
6.3
10.0
250
6.6
10.5
262
6.9
11.0
275
7.3
11.5
287
7.6
12.0
300
7.9
12.5
312
8.3
A quick glance at TABLE 1 will tell you that Salah @ £12.5 did NOT deliver and does not seem ‘good value’ at that price. However, in reality, you have captained him every week giving you double points and clearing his target points of 315, by a significant margin. This example gives you a general idea of ‘True Value’. TRUE VALUE: THEORY v REALITY Low-priced Players: Do they have a role on your team besides being enablers? Based on TABLE 1, they need to output at least 112 points over 38 gameweeks, or 3 points per gameweek. This is all great….. in theory. Going from theory to reality is where you, the FPL manager comes in. It’s basically up to you to find players who you think can achieve what is theorized. Can the £4.5 player actually get you at least 112 points? Brighton’s Matt Ryan (£4.5) has averaged 125 points over the past 2 seasons. Watford’s Cathcart (£4.5) has averaged 2.70 points per 90 mins over the past 4 seasons, and can clear 90 points per season when fit. Southampton’s Romeu (£4.5) has averaged 2.30 points per 90 mins over 4 seasons, but has never bagged more than 80 points a season. Mid-priced Players: Can they keep up with the premium players? In some cases yes, but that’s not the point of these players. A £6.5 player is meant to get you at least 162 points over 38 gameweeks, or 4.25 points per gameweek. Liverpool’s van Dijk (£6.5) bagged 208 points last season, and has averaged 4.2 points per 90 mins over 4 seasons. Leicester’s Ayoze Perez (£6.5) got only141 points last season (classified as a FWD), and has averaged 4.2 points per 90 mins over 4 seasons. He is classified as a MID this season, so you can expect a higher return if he performs the same. Meanwhile, Everton’s Sigurdsson (£8.0) almost achieved his target of 200 points, with 182 points last season, and he averages 4.87 points per 90 mins – close to his target. Premium Players: Are they worth the hefty price tag? Any player priced north of £10 million, is expected to produce at least 250 points over 38 gameweeks. Last season, only Salah (£12.5) achieved this, while Sterling (£12.0) got close. But player pricing not only considers points output, but also reliability/consistency/explosiveness of the player over a season. With Sterling you can almost guarantee a minimum of 200points with the way Manchester City are playing. These players can be handed the arm band, even for what may seem like a difficult fixture. You get the point. You are paying a premium for these players for a reason outside of just points. We all know what Harry Kane (£11.0) is capable of. But with Salah as your set-and-forget captain, does Kane give you the money’s worth? He averages 6.5 points per 90 mins over 5 seasons, with injuries affecting his over points output. His highest points total for a season is 224 points – slightly below his ‘perceived value target’, but still extremely respectable! So yes, he provides an extremely good deal at the £11.0 price tag, only matched by Aubameyang, who got 205 points last season. CONCLUSION I have just given you a brief run-through of this analysis, to give you a general idea and hopefully point you in the right direction. This whole analysis is meant to only consider value for money for a conservative approach to FPL, and not to predict the absurd value picks like Wan-Bissaka last season. It most definitely does not consider weekly transfers / sub rotations etc., as that would be too hard to do, especially since this is a hobby and I’m not sure how beneficial it would be to go to those lengths of analyses. What I have learned / gained from writing this post, is a clearer idea of player price value and what is expected of each player and their respective price tag, to perhaps achieve a better balance in my team. Obviously, player value and team balance is not the only determining factor to winning/losing, sometimes there are players in-form and you just can’t ignore them. I would love to hear your views on this analysis, whether you think it’s trash or it could use some work, feedback is always appreciated :) Also, sorry for the long post, may have gotten carried away! TLDR Analysis of a conservative approach to FPL to target top 50k. Look at TABLE 1 for a rough idea of the points output expected from each player price range. If his expected output can match or get close to the target, the player is considered good value and could be a good fit for your team.
Welcome to the triumphant return of the Premier League Previews, a series where a fan gives an overview of his team for your perusal, and I get an excuse to take pot-shots at other clubs. This will run until the eve of the Premier League, taking a look at each club in turn. Today we'll be looking at Leicester City FC. About
Last season, as for many clubs, saw a lot of our players return from the World Cup in glory. We had a record three players play for England with Vardy, Chilwell, and Maguire all playing their part. Maguire in particular has gone down as the first Leicester City player for scoring for England, and has since saw his popularity soar! The excitement grew as we signed Maddison and Ricardo to bolster the ranks with the prior trying to fill the recent Mahrez shaped hole and the latter replacing Simpson. Yet the season would not continue in the same vein with Puel at the centre of a lot it, and come to terms after we won to the Premier League in that fateful season. The manager was tasked to change our team from a counter-attacking side to an adaptive side that could compete for European football. At first, we did well showing form against Wolves at home and putting United to the coals in our first match. We started to show frustrations against sides that defended deeply such as Bournemouth. Though as per usual show character by gaining two goals at the end to a four against. Then, as we all know, came the fateful October where we lost our beloved Chairman Khun Vichai. After a dreadful game at home against West Ham that would become normal at home games, Vichai took off in his helicopter from the pitch and this time it would crash killing all those inside. After this, we had a spirited and emotional game against Cardiff as football rallied behind us yet again in our history, but under sadder circumstances. From their, whether you liked Puel or not, he managed the team with grace and the press with diplomacy. As part of the aftermath, the team diligently pressed on and continued to struggle against sides in deep block such as Burnley. It was evident we did not have the right tactics to break these sides down and it would begin to frustrate blue army. Though as a reprieve, Leicester's form picked up in the winter where we took scalps from both Chelsea, Everton, and on quite a memorable boxing day match: Man City. A cautious optimism came again in Puel's project and we would continue into the season though luck would see us repeatedly say "It was good football, but we didn't get the results". This was true against Wolves, Spurs, and plenty of other teams where we just seemed to lack an X factor. Even with Tielemans introduced to the club on loan and impressing at the Spurs away match, the optimism was short-lived. It came to a head when we played Crystal Palace (a team we've historically struggled with over the last few seasons). There we suffered the embarrassing 1-4 loss to Palace that saw the last of Claude Puel. After that, Leicester had an uncharacteristically quick turn around in getting a new manager in Brendan Rodgers. As he took the helm for the first time against Watford, the team already showed an impetus building despite the loss. As Tielemans came up to speed with the Premier League and Rodgers took the helm, the Foxes finally seemed rejuvenated as seen by Vardy's 7 goals in the last six games. The game against Arsenal at home and the slim defeat at Man City solidified that we could be a side to be reckoned with. Our renewed confidence in the team and blue army has entered our summer, which would see us see two major transfer sagas, and two record signings within a week!
This Season
As many are aware, we have been some of the biggest spenders and the centre of the ever-silly Harry Maguire saga. In this transfer window we have shown faith, solidarity, and optimism in our journey to get European football and break the top 6. This has been represented in our shrewd yet major purchases in Perez, James Justin, and most importantly: Youri Tielemans. With Perez, it was a major statement to pay the full asking price mid-window instead of haggling throughout the window. With James Justin, we continue to find promising players that are to be our next generation of Foxes and possibly even internationals! Lastly, Tielemans was our major coup with many doubting if we could and having to fend out potential interest from heavy-weights such as United and Spurs. This combined with not being forced to sell Maguire, Top, son of Vichai, is showing true backbone and investment into our beloved club. This has been extended to our 'ordinary' preseason as we are the only Premier League side to not leave the UK (bar the training camp) during the preseason. This has allowed the team to focus on football and fitness. I have personally been to one match, and watched the rest religiously with lots of promise coming out of them. Albrighton, a veteran of Leicester, has been sharper than ever along with the likes of Maddison, Chiwell, Ricardo, and new signing Perez showing proper talent. The most enticing part of the squad is that Tielemans and Vardy link that saw Vardy surpass Harry Kane (albeit due to injury) in goals last season. We Foxes are more optimistic than we have been in a while with our side that seems to be evolving into a top 6 breaking side. Though we are aware that we are not the only challengers that can smell blood in the water. Wolves, Everton, Watford, West Ham and perhaps others will make the midtable a proper dogfight. With our squad, I feel confident it's in Leicester to really shake things up and challenge for cups as well. As Rodgers finalises his 'strongest XI', the Premier League may be in store for another major shake up. Transfers by u/shoecathere Highlights Players In - Permanent
All incoming/outgoing transfersFull 2019-20 squad 3 players to watch out for Youri Tielemans Youri Tielemans brought a magic to the midfield we have not seen sine that days of Esteban Cambiasso (he's magic you know!). His link up play with Jamie Vardy is amazing and beauty to us Foxes to watch. Their link up has helped Jamie Vardy score 7 goals in the last six games of last season. This was enabled by Youri, who in half a season, scored three goals along with five assists of which most were to Vardy. His through balls are perfect to Rodger's system that has seen both Tielemans and Maddison clearly drilled in keeping the ball in the ground during our pre-season. The days of counter-attacking side to an adaptive side are finally here without the contention under Puel. Rodgers will utilise Tielemans and make him even better to be our most formidable player. If he and Vardy can continue that form then I believe we have the ability to grab a position for European football. James Maddison James Maddison has brought a great energy to our game along with Tielemans though in a different way. In his debut season, he has seven assists AND seven goals to his name. Of these goals, three were from free kicks, which was the most amount scored from free kicks in the PL last season. Where Tielemans is good with fluid play, Maddison is the king of the dead ball and will be essential to our set pieces. Where you will find synergy from Maddison and Tielemans is that they both have been given a lot of creative licence by Rodgers. With that, their ability to find space and harry the back line will be pivotal to how we will break down blocks that had previously frustrated us as a team particularly at home. The pair will prove deadly to those who under-estimate as they will become easily some of the best midfielders in the league as they find spaces and place balls straight to Vardy whose ruthlessness will see the ball hit the back of the next. On another note, Maddison is a promising English international who could help Leicester return to having three English Internationals and possibly more with the likes of Hamza, Barnes, and Gray knocking on the door. Whilst this may not seem like a big deal for some of the 'bigger clubs', for Leicester to only have previously one notable player for England whilst at Leicester (Gordon Banks) to three is an amazing statement of our club. As such, I suspect Maddison will become more prominent in the Senior team having impressed in the U23s for the last possible time. He will then hopefully show the way to other talents like Maguire and Chiwell before him. Marc Albrighton To limit the three stars to watch this season was hard. We have an optimism not seen since the winning season and have a lot of talent and promise these season with the likes of Ndidi, Ricardo, Chilwell, Perez, and so on. Yet for those who follow the preseason there has been one player who has shone brighter than anyone else: Marc Albrighton Albrighton, 'Sharky' to us Foxes, has been with us since 2014 and has Mr Consistent for us time and time again. Yet under this preseason, he's beginning to live up to the name. He has score some excellent goals and has been sharp as a shark since minute one of playing this preseason. I'm convinced he will become a regular as part of Rodger's "strongest XI" and if he keeps up that form he will easily break the cycle of scoring just two goals per season. Who knows, he may finally realise his dream to an England call up though I'll be ecstatic for him to recreate his form in the PL and live up to a potential I don't think any of us knew he had before. Never say old dogs can't learn new tricks! What the fans think Thanks to lcfcfor their help.
How do you think this season will go?
Really exciting times for us going into this season, talented young squad that have now had a year together with a couple of quality additions in Perez and Tielemans as well as a very good manager. I believe since Rodgers came in we were 3rd or 4th in the form table, although that may have also been due to the awful run of results from Chelsea, Arsenal, united and Spurs. I expect us to be fighting for that 7th spot and definitely some good cup runs, if we don't get European football next year we will lose a lot of key players. I think we will definitely be playing some exciting football which will be good for any neutrals watching.
I'd be disappointed if we finish below 8th this season, and I don't think top 6 or even 4 is outlandish. Over the last few seasons since the fairytale we've really built a solid young squad that finished last season very strongly under Rogers. Even if Maguire goes (which I honestly don't see happening this late) I doubt any fox will be too worried, last season he wasn't even our best CB. The end of last season reminded me of the great escape, and we've seen that LCFC are capable of carrying on form from one season to the next. If I had to pick a final position I'd go with 6th.
This is probably the most excited and confident I have been going into a new season in a long time, we have built on our already very solid, young core with a couple of fantastic additions in Tielemans and Perez, and also James Justin, who from what I’ve read/heard is a very good pick up to offer cover for both RB and LB. Providing we keep a hold of Maguire, which I think we will, I think this is the season that we can really look to push the top 6 and get into Europe. Once Rodgers came in last season we looked like a different team and if we can continue the form we showed at the back end of last season there’s really no reason why we should be looking to finish any lower than 7th.
Which player is going to be your star of the season and why?
The one player I was absolutely desperate for us to sign over the summer was Tielemans, so I’m delighted we got our man after a great half-season loan spell last season. He came straight into the side and slotted in perfectly alongside Maddison to offer even more of an attacking threat with his excellent pin point passes and forward vision, 3 goals and 4 assists in 13 games speaks for itself coming into a very challenging league as a 21 year old (at the time). A midfield trio of Maddison and Tielemans providing the attacking threat and the ever reliable Ndidi for defensive stability behind them will be a pleasure to watch this season.
A lot of players to choose from. Prime candidates include: Pereira, Maddison, Barnes, Tielemans and Perez. But I'm going to go with Vardy. This could be his last season as our starting striker and I think it's going to be a big one for him personally. With Maddison, Tielemans and Pereira supplying him, we could be looking at a 20+ goal season for him. One of the most clinical strikers in the league, all he lacks is more chances and with the addition of Tielemans specifically, he's going to be provided with plenty.
Pereira may well end up being our POTY again this season. Our more agressive play under Rogers seems to really suit him and he's looking lethal as ever in preseason. It's early days but him and Perez look to be linking up well, so having someone else in the box other than Vardy to get on the end of his crosses can only be a good thing.
Schmeichel; Ricardo, Evans, Maguire, Chilwell; Tielemans, Ndidi, Maddison; Perez, Vardy. Free for all on who the last winger is, I suspect Albrighton will probably have it first game but Barnes and Gray will be in the mix for it as well
by NickTM The Manager:Brendan Rodgers. Isn't it good to have the mental old David Brent impersonator back from a spell in Scotland? Taking over from Claude Puel's dour defensive tactics reasonably early in the season, Rodgers brought his usual mix of high pressing and attacking, possession-based play to the table. He's kept it reasonably quiet in the media so far, but I'm sure he'll be back to describing possession as "a football death for the other side" and brandishing envelopes with players' names in them. The Team: Plenty of likeability to be found in the team, given /soccer's own Christian Fuchs still supporting Ben Chilwell in the left back position. Harry Maguire is an ongoing transfer saga, with the centre-back linked to Man Utd for practically the entire close season but Leicester refusing to budge on price tag. With Maguire anchoring a defensive line that includes the ageing Wes Morgan and Jonny Evans, you'd have to expect new signings there if he goes. Wilfried Ndidi continues to go from strength to strength in midfield alongside Youri Tielemans, who made his loan permanent a few weeks ago. Ahead of them, James Maddison plys his trade behind, as ever, Jamie Vardy. There's a good mix of age and experience throughout, but there'll be concerns about the advancing age of Vardy especially. Why to like them: The residual feeling of that season has yet to fully die off, it seems. Ser Marc Albrighton is still plying his trade as the last of his line of the House of Industrious Out And Out Wide Midfielders (House Motto: Get It Wide And Whip It). Nampalys Mendy has a wonderful song. Youri Tielemans is part of that vaunted group of players so slow that occasionally they just decide to take a long shot instead because it'll save them running anywhere (see Hitzlsperger, Thomas). Why to dislike them: Jamie Vardy and his wife tried to trademark 'Chat Shit Get Banged', and then his wife tried denying it. When your denial is so bad that even /soccer isn't fooled, you know you've both chatted shit and got judicially banged. Foxes where I lived basically subsist on rubbish and keep you up all night by scream-fucking in the nearby park. Apart from that, there isn't too much to hate about Leicester, which in itself is actually intensely annoying. Wankers. Summary: Could go either way, this one. Vardy's production won't last forever, and the shelf life on a quick striker that relies on his burst is never too long. Apart from Vardy, though, the team's mostly solid, with the caveat that if Maguire goes they could enter the season in a bit of a crisis at centre-back. Ayoze Perez has shone in patches for Newcastle; he'll need to prove his worth quickly if Vardy begins the first steps of the final slope down, especially given the outlay Leicester put out for him. Rodgers' worth as a manager at this level has been proven multiple times, so they at very least can rely on his skill and experience to guide them. If everything holds together, you'd expect them to challenge for Europe, but you could also see them settling for midtable if they get some critical injuries.
Leicester City transfer news - Ayoze Perez latest, Youri Tielemans and Harry Maguire updates. We kept you up to date with all the latest transfer news from City on Wednesday, July 3 Ayoze Pérez, 27, from Spain Leicester City, since 2019 Second Striker Market value: £18.00m * Jul 29, 1993 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain Ayoze Pérez, 27, aus Spanien Leicester City, seit 2019 Hängende Spitze Marktwert: 20,00 Mio. € * 29.07.1993 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spanien Ayoze Pérez, 27, from Spain Leicester City, since 2019 Second Striker Market value: €20.00m * Jul 29, 1993 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain Why Ayoze Perez was selected ahead of Kelechi Iheanacho for Leicester City Leicestershire Live 07:12 13-Jan-21 Perez In The 'Firmino Role', Justin For England & Albrighton 'The Soldier' The Athletic (5000/1 Podcast) 05:02 12-Jan-21 Ayoze Perez is on the verge of signing for Leicester from Newcastle United (Image: 2019 Newcastle United) Many Manchester United fans would prefer if Leicester City were selling a player, rather... Leicester feiert Pérez-Transfer mit Kurz-Video Für Newcastle lohnte sich der Transfer ebenfalls: Der Marktwert des Rechtsfußes wird auf 20 Millionen Euro taxiert. Pérez ist der dritte Abgang, der den Schwarz-Weißen mehr als 30 Millionen Euro einbringt. Zuvor gelang dies bei Moussa Sissokos und Andy Carroll. Ayoze Perez receives instruction from Brendan Rodgers (Image: Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images) Need the latest Foxes transfer news? Get FREE email alerts for Leicester City FC LEICESTER have completed the signing of Newcastle forward Ayoze Perez for £30m. The Spaniard has agreed personal terms and passed a medical with Brendan Rodgers' side. 3 Ayoze Perez has swapped... Thu 4 Jul 2019 07.51 EDT 67 Leicester City have completed the signing of Ayoze Pérez from Newcastle for around £30m. The 25-year-old striker has signed a four-year contract with Leicester after...
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