Leicester City managed to return to the Premier League at the first time of asking last season, not falling victim to any dramatic last-minute heartbreaks like Leeds United, but rather triumphantly holding the Championship title aloft at the end of the challenging 46-game marathon.
The former Nottingham Forest boss has already signed off a number of new signings, with Matias Soule potentially next through the door, but the Welshman will also be having some awkward off-season conversations now with players he will be looking at offloading if he can.
Victor Kristiansen’s future at Leicester
It would be understandable, from a Leicester point of view, if you had completely wiped from your memory the once record-breaking purchase of Victor Kristiansen, with the Danish full-back joining the King Power Stadium for an excessive £17m back in 2023, the most a player from his native Superliga has ever been sold for.
Yet, despite splashing the cash lavishly for the former FC Copenhagen man just a year ago, Kristiansen never managed to fully acclimatise to his new English surroundings, leading to a loan deal to move to Bologna coming to fruition after the Foxes’ dreadful relegation.
The Serie A side were rumoured to be tempted into trying to sign the 21-year-old back permanently, but that deal is yet to get off the ground, with Kristiansen now reporting back to Leicester first-team training instead, after venturing out to Germany for the Euros with his Scandinavian nation.
Emotionally embraced by his family after making his Premier League debut in February last year, Kristiansen did shine in that outing away at Aston Villa, with 100% of his ground duels successfully won in the barnstorming 4-2 win.
Helping Thiago Motta’s men clinch Champions League football whilst out on loan too, Cooper might not turn his nose up in attempting to keep Kristiansen around.
Yet, when you look at this expected transfer valuation via Football Transfers, the newly promoted side might look to cash in, with his value above that of Soule’s speculated £25.2m fee.
Kristiansen’s transfer value in 2024
Kristiansen’s worth has skyrocketed to a grand £29.4m, despite the Danish defender never making waves back at Leicester, which means he is the most high-value asset currently in Cooper’s camp.
Therefore, it feels like a no-brainer decision for all involved to try and offload the 21-year-old to capitalise on his high worth in the here and now, before it inevitably shrinks again.
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