The Foxes endured an incredibly disappointing campaign last season as they were relegated from the Premier League just two seasons after an FA Cup triumph, with Dean Smith unable to save them from the drop after replacing Brendan Rodgers on a short-term contract in April.
Since then, Maresca’s side have been active in the transfer market, bringing in Harry Winks from Tottenham Hotspur, Conor Coady from Wolverhampton Wanderers, Callum Doyle on loan from Manchester City, Mads Hermansen from Brøndby, and Stephy Mavididi from Montpellier.
Daniel Amartey, Ryan Bertrand, Jonny Evans, Nampalys Mendy, Ayoze Perez, Caglar Soyuncu, Youri Tielemans, George Hirst, Harvey Barnes, and James Maddison have all left the club this summer and more departures are to be expected in the next month.
Leicester have further funds to work with, given that Barnes signed for Newcastle United for around £38 million and Maddison joined Tottenham Hotspur earlier in the window for a fee of around £40 million.
FLW’s Leicester City fan pundit Alice Wright believes Harry Winks could be a player to offset the loss of the creativity of James Maddison, as he has been impressive during pre-season.
She expects Winks to be a key player under Enzo Maresca, she said: “If we’re talking surprise packages in the sense of new arrivals then I would say over pre-season that’s probably been Harry Winks.
Could Winks be a key player for Leicester this season?
Winks is a tidy, metronomic ball player, and should be a cut above Championship level.
His pedigree at international level speaks for itself, but Winks is also the sort of player who will thrive under Maresca in a possession-based system.
He’s not a number-ten like Maddison but will get the ball into the final third with regularity next season.
He should be one of the best midfield players in the division, on technical talent and raw ability alone.
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