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Harry Souttar will as it looks at this point, not be in the squad for the league opener vs. Notts County. According to close sources an agreement has been reached between Leicester and Sheffield United. This was exclusively reported by John Percy on Thursday morning. Wrexham are also keen on Souttar, so how this will end is not 100% clear. Reports suggests that they will follow this closely all the way and fighting for his signature. Later on Thursday, Russell Martin has said that Harry Souttar will captain Leicester on Saturday at Meadow Lane, but also makes it clear that the Australian international could be leaving the club at some point in the transfer window if everyone is satisfied with everything regarding a move. Russell Martin looks to be eager to keep Souttar over the weekend, but we will just wait and see. The risk of playing can be huge, as we did see with Ben Nelson. Wout Faes is still with the club, but also potentially leaving. We then hope to see Souttar as captain vs. Notts County. This could be the last and final appearance for him in a Leicester shirt. There are no secrets left for fans to understand how the high earners at this football club must be removed one by one, to be in line to coupe with life in a lower division. Hopefully Russell Martin will be able to replace them all with new and hungry players coming into the football club. Harry Souttar has not been much involved since joining Leicester in 2023. A total of 17 league games in three years, being out on loan at Sheffield United in the 2024-25 season. Souttar (27) played 2 league games at the end of last season. 🚨 EXCLUSIVE 🚨 Middlesbrough have joined Rangers in the race for Leicester City winger Stephy Mavididi alongside a number of Championship rivals, Football League World has learned 👀 Read more 👇https://t.co/wsaUV5Kd3B#MFC #Boro #LCFC pic.twitter.com/NW4ziHkjl9 Stephy Mavididi is said to be close to a move to either Rangers or Middlesbrough. Leicester have a number of different options on the flank, so no surprise to see Mavididi linked away. This is far from complete and just talk of interest so far. Mavididi (28) joined from Montpellier in 2023 and so far played 118 league games for the club. A proper player who at his best will be a good addition in Scottish Premiership or EFL Championship. Sad to see this happen, but still not to be a surprise to anyone. Watson, Burns, Carr and Alves are good options to operate at the flank, so no worries. Caleb Okoli is linked with Sassoulo, and could move if the price is correct. This is part of the calculation and Leicester need to fill a potential gap after these group of defenders. Earlier mentioned, Wout Faes is also said to consider a departure from the club, but not yet decided on his next step. Turkish clubs Bursaspor, Fenerbahce and Besiktas are said to be interested. Schalke 04 and Lazio are other clubs being mentioned in the race for Faes. With Ben Nelson out for the season, and potentially losing three other central defenders, Leicester will be short of options in that area. We will wait and see what will happen in the next days.