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According to The Sun, Leicester are in a battle with Everton and Manchester United to sign Chelsea man Reece James.
The teenager had a hugely impressive spell on loan at Wigan in the Championship this term, playing 45 times.
James displayed tremendous versatility, predominantly playing as a right-back but also playing a vital role in central midfield.
The 19-year-old is brilliant defensively but also boasts fantastic attacking traits, something that’s displayed in the six goal involvements he managed throughout 2018/19.
Chelsea are currently under a transfer embargo so any potential bids that do come in have the potential to be swatted away.
However, with a possible move to Leicester in the offing, what do Football FanCast writers make of it? Here are their verdicts on a potential Foxes swoop.
Luke Glanville
“Apart from Ricardo Pereira, Leicester City will be left with no right-back options when Danny Simpson departs this summer. Reece James is one of the most promising right-backs in English football right now, so it’s a no-brainer for Brendan Rodgers. Should the Foxes be able to prize James away from a transfer ban-ridden Chelsea this summer, they will have one of the best right-back duos in the league. And for a team with loftier ambitions than just seventh place, something like that will be key.”
James Beavis
“James would be a brilliant and sensible signing for Leicester, but Rodgers will need to be at his charming best to convince the 19-year-old to move to the King Power Stadium. The Chelsea youngster has got his taste of regular first-team football at Wigan Athletic and he surely won’t want to go back to sitting on the substitutes’ bench. Given how outstanding Pereira was for the Foxes in 2018/19, he is surely one of the first names on the team-sheet next term, which would make life very difficult for James as a right-back. Perhaps in midfield he’ll get a bit more success, but Leicester have some good options there too.”
Harry Sherlock
“James would be a sensible signing for Leicester but he’s not likely to play all that much, is he? Pereira is absolutely the first-choice right-back at the King Power Stadium and one has to feel that James needs to play in order to fulfil his exceptional potential. Likewise, if Youri Tielemans returns after his loan move, it’s hard to see James starting over the Belgian or Wilfred N’Didi. He’s a really good player but he needs more than a handful of appearances every season.”
