Top-tier teams like Manchester City, Inter Milan, and PSG are readying a modest £2 million package to lure teenage sensation Jeremy Monga from Leicester City.
According to Fichajes, top-tier clubs like Manchester City, PSG and Inter Milan are exploring a loophole in the English youth system to tempt Jeremy Monga into leaving Leicester City. The trio are readying a modest package of £2 million to lure the teenage sensation.
Jeremy Monga made headlines in the English top flight this season after becoming the second-youngest debutant ever in the Premier League. Ruud van Nistelrooy handed him his first minutes during a defeat to Newcastle United, and he ended up playing parts of the last six games of the season as Leicester City suffered an immediate relegation back to the Championship.
Without any surprises, some notable teams are chasing the teenage sensation, as Manchester City were earlier open to paying big for Monga. Leicester City are aware of the growing interest in their prodigy and will make every effort to keep him at the club.
There is further interest from Liverpool, while the report names PSG and Inter Milan as the other suitors rivalling Manchester City for the teenage sensation. The story highlights a loophole in the English system that could push those interested clubs to pay a modest compensation of £2 million to get Jeremy Monga out of Leicester City.
Monga has a contract until 2025, and even if Leicester City want, they cannot offer him professional terms until he is 17. Even if was to sign a fresh deal, the Foxes cannot demand a big fee in the traditional sense, meaning, they are at risk of losing the prodigious teenager to one of the big clubs.
Can Leicester City keep Jeremy Monga?
Theoretically, they can keep Monga by signing a new deal as his current contract expires in the summer. However, they cannot prevent clubs from signing him for a compensation fee, although the Foxes can convince the player to stay put and ignore the interest from elsewhere.
The lure of joining a top club like Manchester City, PSG or Inter Milan will be a tempting prospect, on the sporting and financial side for Jeremy Monga. However, he could immediately have a pathway into regular first-team football at Leicester City, as good performances, there could keep those top teams interested in the future, which would in turn benefit all parties concerned, especially the Foxes.