Former Leicester Metropolis participant Alan Smith believes Wout Faes and Jannik Vestergaard aren’t ok to play within the Premier League.
The Foxes received promotion again to the Premier League on the first time of asking as Enzo Maresca guided them to the Championship title.
Nevertheless, issues haven’t gone to plan following the tip of the season with Maresca becoming a member of Chelsea, and star participant Kiernan Dewsbury-Corridor additionally closing in on a transfer to Stamford Bridge.
Faes and Vestergaard not ok for the Premier League
New supervisor Steve Cooper has obtained a tricky activity on his fingers as he units about strengthening the squad to make sure the Foxes stay within the division subsequent season.
Leicester will seemingly be searching for a brand new striker, with Kelechi Iheanacho set to depart when his contract expires on the finish of this month, while Jamie Vardy isn’t getting any youthful and Patson Daka hasn’t lived as much as expectations.
Nevertheless, Smith feels the Foxes might additionally do with strengthening within the coronary heart of their defence and singled two gamers out who he doesn’t really feel are ok to play within the Premier League.
“Leicester want so as to add just a few gamers to the squad which are of Premier League high quality,” he advised Prime On line casino.
“On the again, while you have a look at Vestergaard and Wout Faes, you don’t see that as a double act that’s going to be ok within the Premier League.”
Smith added that Leicester have to be intelligent within the switch market and that Jamie Vardy might do a job as an affect substitute.
“Up high, Jamie Vardy can’t go on endlessly, he might nonetheless do a job as a sub and affect substitute,” Smith continued.
“Leicester should be actually canny within the switch market like they have been just a few years again, they’ll want to supply some rabbits out of a hat, like they did after they signed N’Golo Kante and Mahrez.
“These gamers have been excellent within the Premier League and each of them got here from nowhere actually.
“It’s not straightforward to do this, to seek out expertise like that, Leicester have to strengthen, with out query. I hope they will handle it.”
Leicester’s first recreation again within the Premier League is at residence to Tottenham on August 18th.
