Leicester City set for ‘another big sale’ by next week – Keith Wyness
Everton’s former chief Keith Wyness has claimed Leicester City are likely to be forced into “another big sale” before the transfer deadline.
Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, the 66-year-old – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – suggested Oliver Skipp will have only been signed with the knowledge that another exit is imminent.
Skipp has joined Leicester from Tottenham for a reported fee of more than £20million, becoming their sixth signing of the summer window.
Widespread reports also claim Crystal Palace’s Jordan Ayew is close to finalising a move to the King Power Stadium.
Steve Cooper’s side started the 2024-25 campaign with a 1-1 draw against Tottenham on Monday (19 August).
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has left Leicester to join Chelsea for big money, while Kelechi Iheanacho left the club at the end of his contract in June.
Leicester to be forced into another late-window sale, says Wyness
Wyness told Football Insider‘s Insider Track podcast: “I’m not party to the Leicester books.
“They have sold players in this window, and you’d think another big sale would be coming.
“That would be the only reason I would think of for them going ahead and sanctioning the Skipp deal.
“You’ve got to give the manager the squad to try and stay in the Premier League.
“Survival is the minimum for them.
“They’d rather have the resources and the budget to fight these points deductions in the top league.
“Skipp is a good signing for them who will get stuck in, but I think they know there will be another sale to drop in the final days of the window.
“That will be pretty far down the road, I would’ve thought.”
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