Leicester City are starting to shape up their pre-season plans as the Foxes look to challenge for the top six in the 2019-20 campaign.
Brendan Rodgers will be looking to help the Foxes put a difficult year on and off the field behind them at the King Power Stadium, as they hope to push for a return to Europe alongside the big spenders of the Premier League.
Here is your complete guide to Leicester's 2019-20 pre-season and Premier League fixtures, with dates, venues and all you need to know about their summer preparations.
Leicester City pre-season fixtures
| Date | Match | Time (UK / US ET) | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23 | Cambridge United | 7:30pm / 2:30pm | Abbey Stadium, Cambridge |
| Jul 27 | Rotherham United | 3pm / 10am | AESSEAL New York Stadium, Rotherham |
| Jul 27 | Stoke City | 3pm / 10am | Bet365 Stadium, Stoke-upon-Trent |
| Aug 2 | Atalanta | 7:30pm / 2:30pm | King Power Stadium, Leicester |
Leicester have confirmed only two pre-season matches so far, with both set to take place at the same time on the same day, on July 27.
The Foxes will field first-team sides in each encounter, when they travel to Rotherham United and Stoke City respectively.
They have not faced Midlands rivals Stoke since the Potters' relegation from the Premier League, having played out a pair of draws in the top flight during the 2017-18 campaign.
As for Rotherham, Leicester picked up a 2-1 win on their last visit in 2015, ahead of their title winning campaign.
Leicester City 2019-20 transfer activity
With a couple of fan favourites having played their last game for the Foxes earlier this season, fans will be waving goodbye to two members of the 2015-16 Premier League title winners.
Getty ImagesForward Shinji Okazaki and defender Danny Simpson are both looking for new homes after reaching the end of their stay at the King Power Stadium, though Christian Fuchs recently signed an extension.
England international Harry Maguire broke the record of being the most expensive defender of all-time when he left the Foxes for Manchester United in early August.
Transfer activity in
| Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | James Justin | Luton Town | £8m | Jun 28 |
| FW | Ayoze Perez | Newcastle | £30m | Jul 2 |
| MF | Youri Tielemans | Monaco | £80m | Jul 8 |
| RB | Vontae Daley-Campbell | Arsenal | undisclosed | Jul 5 |
| FW | George Hirst | OH Leuvens | €500,000 | Jul 5 |
| FW | Ali Reghba | Bohemians | undisclosed | Jul 5 |
Transfer activity out
| Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | Danny Simpson | Free agent | n/a | Jun 30 |
| FW | Shinji Okazaki | Free agent | n/a | Jun 30 |
| MF | Lamine Kaba Sherif | Accrington | free | Jul 15 |
| GK | Daniel Iversen | Rotherham | loan | Jul 22 |
| DF | Harry Maguire | Man Utd | £80m | Aug 6 |
Leicester City 2019-20 Premier League fixtures
Leicester kicked off their 2019-20 campaign with a 0-0 draw to Wolves.
You can view the full list of their fixtures here.
Leicester squad numbers 2019-20
| No. | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Kasper Schmeichel |
| 2 | DF | James Justin |
| 3 | DF | Ben Chilwell |
| 4 | DF | Caglar Soyuncu |
| 5 | DF | Wes Morgan |
| 6 | DF | Jonny Evans |
| 7 | FW | Demarai Gray |
| 8 | MF | Youri Tielemans |
| 9 | FW | Jamie Vardy |
| 10 | MF | James Maddison |
| 11 | MF | Marc Albrighton |
| 12 | GK | Danny Ward |
| 13 | FW | Islam Slimani |
| 14 | FW | Kelechi Iheanacho |
| 15 | MF | Harvey Barnes |
| 16 | DF | Filip Benkovic |
| 17 | FW | Ayoze Perez |
| 18 | DF | Daniel Amartey |
| 20 | MF | Hamza Choudhury |
| 21 | DF | Ricardo Pereira |
| 22 | MF | Matty James |
| 23 | MF | Adrien Silva |
| 24 | MF | Nampalys Mendy |
| 25 | MF | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 26 | MF | Dennis Praet |
| 27 | FW | Fousseni Diabate |
| 28 | DF | Christian Fuchs |
| 31 | FW | Rachid Ghezzal |
| 35 | GK | Eldin Jakupovic |
| 37 | MF | Andy King |