Yesterday we did see strong indications that Matt O’Riley could be heading back south and Leicester being the likely destination, today Sao Paulo defender Lucas Beraldo is one mentioned as a possible and direct target.

At this time you can see how the club is working to get in position for possible signings and surely the advantage is the fact that players linked is looked up on as a players who could strengthen the team and not just a squad member as they probably would be signing for a top club in Premier League.

Lucas Beraldo is a robust central defender, still only 20 years of age, fitting the formula of a Leicester signing 100%. Wout Faes is still at Leicester, but talk about a move to Spurs made the headlines in the summer, and a fee would start circling at £20million.

As we have seen in the past with players such as N’Golo Kantè, Harry Maguire, Danny Drinkwater, Youri Tielemans and James Maddison, you will not be sure what to expect when offering players new and improved contracts, but they have set their mind on something different. This is no dictation or one way communication as you have no idea of the outcome, with agents and players looking 100% after themselves.Enzo Maresca cannot start building his squad for next season in the summer, waiting for certain individuals to decide and then miss good targets, so we believe a few surprises could happen, without any concret talk of anything yet.

You also have Harry Souttar in there, as well as Conor Coady, probably not fully satisfied with their situation at present, not getting much first team football, despite being proven internationals and of coure capable of playing for a team fighting for promotion.

It will be interesting to see how the situation will be monitored regarding Burnley captain Josh Brownhill, as he is yet to sign a new deal with The Clarets, with his current one running out in June 2024. He has been linked with Leicester on a number of different occasions and seen in the Leicester mill as far back as 2020.