Leicester City are the runaway favourites to win League One before a ball has been kicked. No one at the club needs reminding how little that means.
Last season the Foxes started with Marti Cifuentes in the dugout and hopes of an immediate return to the Premier League. They ended it with Gary Rowett as manager and relegation to the third tier.
A six-point deduction proved crucial given they finished five points off safety, and after breaching financial rules, this summer has been one of upheaval – and more importantly, goodbyes.
Clearout: every expensive player must go
Rowett is gone. He was only appointed on a short-term basis and the club have instead turned to Russell Martin, Leicester’s seventh permanent manager since Brendan Rodgers left in 2023.
