--- source: thedugout.football generated: 2026-07-26T08:02:20.161Z last_updated: 2026-07-20T06:00:00+00:00 data_provider: API-Football canonical: https://thedugout.football/clubs/leicester-city/news/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGVpY2VzdGVybWVyY3VyeS5jby51ay9zcG9ydC9mb290YmFsbC9mb290YmFsbC1uZXdzL2xlaWNlc3Rlci1jaXR5LWNoYXBsaW4tbWNjYXJ0aHktYWJzZW5jZS0xMTA2NjQ2NA --- # Reason Conor Chaplin and Alex McCarthy missed Leicester City pre-season win - **Source:** - **Published:** 20 Jul - **Club:** Leicester City - **Original URL:** https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/leicester-city-chaplin-mccarthy-absence-11066464 Chaplin signed a three-year contract at the King Power Stadium after leaving Ipswich Town. Goalkeeper McCarthy has reunited with Russell Martin after his Southampton contract expired. The pair trained with their new teammates on Friday but were absent from City's 3-0 victory at Burton. This week, the club jet-off to Spain for a warm weather training camp where they will face Cadiz and Malaga. FOLLOW ON FACEBOOK! All the latest Leicester City news on LeicestershireLive’s Leicester City Facebook page! Get LeicestershireLIVE Premium now for just £1 HERE. You can also join our WhatsApp Community by clicking HERE Following the win at Burton, Martin confirmed that the pair will be added to the squad this week. “They trained this morning with us - I’m feeling my legs a little bit," Martin said. "We put them through a session. "They’ve been off for a long time so they’re not ready to play minutes yet, Harry Souttar the same. So the three had a session at the training ground today before we left, which they enjoyed. " They absolutely attacked it. They are three brilliant people, characters and players, to add to us next week in Spain." Asked what the two new arrivals would add to his squad, the City boss added: “Promotion experience, brilliant character. One of them [McCarthy] I’ve worked with and one I’ve known for a long time, not personally but known of him, he’s from a similar area to me. "Experience, character, leadership and hunger to be here. Both had offers in the Championship, Alex had one in the Premier League as well. So both are desperate to be here, that’s what we need to play for Leicester City and to be involved in the process that we want to embark on. They’re going to be huge for us and we’re really excited to have them in." 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. Every day, the LeicestershireLive football desk deliver all manner of news, features and transfer-related stories as a part of our overall package of City content. You can sign up here. Our dedicated reporter Josh Holland - who you can follow on X by clicking here - follows City home and away and offers you comprehensive coverage from matchdays, press conferences and everything that happens in between.WhatsApp: You can also get all your favourite content from LeicestershireLive's team on WhatsApp. Click here to sign up for breaking updates about the biggest stories in and around the club. App: If you prefer reading our City stories on your phone, consider downloading the LeicestershireLive app, in which you can personalise the content you see by selecting Leicester City as one of your designated topics. You can get it from Apple here and for Android here. Social: You can also get all the latest updates by following us on social media here Facebook and Twitter.