Russell Martin outlines Leicester City transfer plan with message to signings

Chaplin and McCarthy signed for the Foxes on free transfers last week to strengthen Martin's squad. The pair are the only new arrivals at the King Power Stadium, with several first-team players departing.

The transfer window closes in over five weeks time but City's 2026/27 League One season will kick-off in just over three weeks time. Leicester are in desperate need of a new striker and could be forced to strengthen their centre-back options if they lose the likes of Harry Souttar, Wout Faes or Ben Nelson.

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Speaking after City's 1-0 win over Cadiz in Spain on Wednesday, Martin outlined the club's transfer plans and stressed the importance of not rushing into bringing players in. "I think there will be a lot happening between now and the end of the transfer window," he said.

"People will leave, people come. I’ve been in a situation at Southampton before after relegation, you can’t get too stressed or anxious or being in a rush to do things, it has to be the right time for us.

"I expect us to have one or two faces before the first game for sure, at least, and the squad will look different.”

He added: “We’re really calm and really clear because we have real clarity on who we want, what we want and why we want it. The most important category is that people want to come here and play and are desperate to be part of something and help us be successful.

"I think it’s really difficult to say it’s going to be a player this day, but in the next couple of weeks, I expect to have players in to help us and I’ll probably expect one or two to go out as well.

"But things in football can change very quickly. We’re excited about the business that we’ve done already, how much they’re going to us and we’re excited about what we can do and what we’re hoping to do.”

Welcoming new signings during the tour of Spain hasn't been ruled out, but Martin has admitted that it seems unlikely right now. He said: “If it’s the right time, we’ll get them over. I don’t know if we’ll see any this week being really honest, but it’ll be nice if we can.”

It's crunch time for Leicester City as they face a serious rebuilding process in League One. The transfer window is open and we will see players heading in and out of the King Power turnstiles.

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