LEICESTER CITY COMPLETE PERMANENT SIGNING OF GOALKEEPER LEITZIG
Leicester City have completed the permanent signing of German goalkeeper Janina Leitzig from Bayern Munich for an undisclosed fee.
Leitzig spent the second half of last season on loan at Leicester City and she played an influential role in the club securing their Barclays Women’s Super League status for another year. The German kept five clean sheets in 13 league outings for The Foxes.
Bringing Leitzig back to The King Power Stadium on a permanent basis ranked highly on head coach Willie Kirk’s list of priorities this summer and Leicester City have been able to thrash out a deal to sign the player.
After re-joining The Foxes, Leitzig said “It feels really good. I’m really happy to have signed and I’m excited for the upcoming season. I really enjoyed my time here last year – everyone has been so nice, I had a lot of fun and I think the Club has huge potential. I can’t wait to get started again.”
Leitzig is Leicester City boss Kirk’s second signing of the summer transfer window. The club have also been able to convert Australian international defender Courtney Nevin’s loan into a permanent deal.
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Nottingham Forest have reportedly opened talks with Leicester City over a summer transfer for Kelechi Iheanacho, with the Nigerian at the ‘top of the list’.
The striker has been with Leicester since joining the club from Manchester City in the summer of 2017. He has just one year remaining on his contract at the King Power Stadium, meaning that the club could be prepared to sell the player instead of losing him for nothing next year.
It’s not reported the sort of fee that Leicester are looking for for the player. The Foxes paid a fee of £25 million to Man City when completing the signing.
In his time at the club, Iheanacho has played a total 206 games, scoring 55 goals and providing 33 assists. His goalscoring record is particularly good in the FA Cup, which he helped Leicester to win in 2021.
His time at Leicester has seen him struggle to nail down a regular starting spot in the team. The striker has, however, always been a reliable player that the club have turned to in his six seasons.
Iheanacho plays alongside Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi in the national team, with a reunion at club level now potentially on the cards. Steve Cooper is looking to strengthen his team in the upcoming transfer window.
Iheanacho could come in as a replacement for Sam Surridge, who has been linked with a move to Leeds United in recent days. Forest attacker Brennan Johnson has also been linked with a move away from the club with Aston Villa said to be showing an interest.
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