Leicester City’s negotiating tactics will dictate much of the transfer business conducted in the Premier League this summer, just as it did 12 months ago, when the club’s determination to extract the highest possible fee from Manchester United for Harry Maguire held up a number of other related deals.
United eventually agreed to pay £80million for the England centre back following a lengthy saga, which is likely to be repeated this year with Leicester currently demanding a similar figure for Ben Chilwell, who is wanted by Chelsea and Manchester City.
Southampton’s Ryan Bertrand and Kieran Tierney of Arsenal will be among those hoping that Leicester can reach a swift agreement over Chilwell as they have both been earmarked as potential replacements.