Leicester City make the trip to west London to face Champions League chasing opposition in Chelsea.
The Foxes will line up against two former Leicester stars in manager Enzo Maresca and homegrown hero Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
With 11 games of the season to go, Leicester need a miracle to avoid an immediate return to the Championship.
One of those who may stay in the top flight though is Mads Hermansen, with Chelsea being one of those sides interested following reports earlier in the season that suggested Hermansen was admired by Maresca.
If he were to move to Stamford Bridge he would follow a similar path to several other Leicester stars in recent years.
Chelsea have been a great source of income for the Foxes over the years and since 2016 alone, have received over £200m in transfer fees from the two-time European champions.
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Every transfer completed between Chelsea and Leicester City since 2016
Jokes after often made about Chelsea becoming Brighton 2.0 given their recent spending spree on the south coast in the past three years, but Leicester were the originals.
After the success of signing N’Golo Kante for £32.5m in 2016 – the season after Leicester had won the Premier League – they decided to return to the King Power Stadium many more times.
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Danny Drinkwater the next to follow, signed by the London side with the idea of him being a ready-made partner next to Kante if first team options were out.
Player Year Joined Transfer fee
Wesley Fofana 2022 £75m
Ben Chilwell 2020 £50m
Danny Drinkwater 2017 £35m
N’Golo Kante 2016 £32.5m
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 2024 £30m
Total fees: £222.5m
Things didn’t work out for Drinkwater though, who now loves working a 9-5 job following his retirement from football.
Ben Chilwell, an academy graduate fetched in a fee of £50m in 2020 before the biggest sale, Wesley Fofana, joined for £75m in 2022.
Dewsbury-Hall is of course the most recent, but also the cheapest, joining Chelsea in 2024 for £30m, taking Chelsea’s total spend on Leicester players since 2016 north of the £200m mark.
Ruud van Nistelrooy may have to sell Mads Hermansen to Chelsea
Leicester’s owners admitted they didn’t help Ruud van Nistelrooy in the recent transfer window and after a number of seasons being cautious about PSR, the Foxes may have to revert to type and sell a star player.
Hermansen fits the bill exactly. A young, impressive goalkeeper who is catching the eyes of other clubs.
Given his talent and the fact he’s practically kept Van Nistelrooy’s side in the relegation battle throughout the season, he will hold the highest value in the Leicester squad.
Maresca has hinted that he could move for Hermansen after addressing the poor form of his goalkeeping options earlier in the year.
It’s a deal that would suit all parties and given the relationship between the two from previous deals, one that could easily be completed.