Harry Souttar has vowed to fight for his place at Leicester, but Carlton Palmer believes an exit within the next 12 months is inevitable
It’s fair to say that Harry Souttar’s £15 million switch from Stoke City to Leicester in the January transfer window of 2023 has not gone to plan.
The towering centre-back was on the radar of Premier League clubs in 2021 before his unfortunate and cruel knee injury ruled him out for nearly a whole calendar year, but after featuring for Australia in the FIFA World Cup at the back end of last year, clubs came back in for his services.
And it was the Foxes who got a deal done close to the transfer deadline back in January, but despite making 12 appearances for City in the Premier League last season, Souttar has barely featured under new head coach Enzo Maresca.
The 25-year-old, who has scored 10 times in 21 appearances for Australia, has only played twice in all competitions this season, whilst he saw transfer interest from Rangers in the summer not materialise into anything.
With Leicester now flying high in the Championship, it looks unlikely that Souttar has much of a future under Maresca despite an eight-figure sum being spent on him less than a year ago.
Despite the severe lack of game-time under Maresca and the fact he now appears to be fourth-choice, Souttar is not giving up on making an impact for Leicester going forward and wants to remain at the club.
“I definitely want to stay and fight for my place, for sure,” Souttar admitted whilst on international duty for the Socceroos, via PerthNow.
“Obviously, I know it’s difficult with the results we’ve been having.
“But I’ve had a good couple of conversations with the manager and he knows that whenever he needs me, I’ll be 100 per cent ready.
“They’re flying at the moment, top of the league, so it’s hard to get in.
“But all I can do is keep my training levels up, keep my fitness levels up, and, when called upon, be ready and hopefully perform well.”
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