The Belgian international signed by Steve Cooper to Leicester City.
Ahead of the upcoming Premier League season, Leicester City is interested in bolstering its defense with some international experience.
After only a few months in his new position at the King Power Stadium, head coach Steve Cooper has already had meetings with star player Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
After Leicester City won the Championship title the previous season, Chelsea, who were impressed with the Italian manager, hired the former manager of Nottingham Forest, replacing Enzo Maresca.
Wilfred Ndidi, a midfielder from Nigeria, is someone the Welshman is also considering keeping on board because he is essential to his plans for the 2024–2025 season.
Ndidi is now drawing interest from overseas and Premier League teams.
Cooper has also not spent any time in exploring the transfer market; the team has expressed interest in signing a Belgian international defender from a Ligue 1 team and is in competition with Fiorentina of Serie A for his signature.
Arthur Theate, a Rennes star, is of interest to Leicester City.
According to Gianluca Di Marzio, Fiorentina is also interested in the 24-year-old Belgian defender Arthur Theate, who is being pursued by Leicester City.
At the age of 24, the Belgian had already earned 15 caps for his country. He is now representing Belgium at the ongoing European Championships in Germany.
On Monday, Roberto Martinez’s team lost 1-0 to Slovakia; Theate was not utilized as a substitute.
The defender spent two seasons in Ligue 1 with Rennes and one season in Serie A in 2021–2022, totaling three years of elite football experience.
How would Steve Cooper’s Leicester City starting lineup include Arthur Theate?
Cooper is likely to line up in a back four with the Foxes, as he frequently did at Swansea and Nottingham Forest. Theate and fellow Belgian international Wout Faes may be paired for the 2024–2025 Premier League season.
The defender could play left-back, as he has done on multiple times for his country, but Leicester already has a wealth of options in the center of defense with players like Faes, Harry Souttar, Conor Coady, and Jannik Vesergaard.
Where Theate is used may also depend on the status of Danish full-back Victor Kristiansen, who played for Bologna on loan during the previous campaign.
At the age of 24, this prospective addition to Cooper’s roster will be the ideal blend of youthful talent and international experience, as he has the potential to grow into a fantastic defender for the Foxes.
Key players have already been consulted by Steve Cooper in advance of the upcoming Premier League season.
Steve Cooper was named the new manager of Leicester City on Thursday, replacing Enzo Maresca, the Italian, who was given a move to Chelsea.
Maresca finished with 97 points to lead the Foxes to first place in the Championship the previous season.
Cooper has already made a lasting impression on the team; he is expected to bring in a new set-piece coach from Norwich City.
Additionally, he wants to maintain some important players at the King Power Stadium, including as midfielder Wilfred Ndidi, who is drawing interest from teams in the Premier League and elsewhere.
Cooper has continued to move quickly with his preparations, even though he has only been in office for a few days.
