Academy talent and astute signings? Are Foxes equipped for Championship?published at 13:16 21 March
Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesOur football news reporter Nick Mashiter has been taking your Leicester City questions.
Paddy asked: Why do other Premier League clubs have a conveyor belt of players coming through their youth academy and making appearances in the first team. Is Seagrave not working?
Nick: Ben Chilwell, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Harvey Barnes have earned the club £113m over the past few years, which justifies the academy output.
Just because there has not been a breakout star this season does not mean Seagrave is not working. It also has to be the right time to introduce young players into the team, taking their development - mentally and physically - into account.
You cannot forget Liverpool took Trey Nyoni from Leicester in 2023. The midfielder has already made five appearances for the Reds this season - including in the Champions League. So the conveyor belt is there - it is just that bigger sides are taking them away early.
Winger Jeremy Monga is expected to be the next star, although the Foxes face a battle to keep him with Manchester City interested.
At just 15, Monga and has travelled with the senior squad this season - Steve Cooper regretted not including him in the squad to face Manchester United in the Carabao Cup defeat in October.
Ruud van Nistelrooy did have him on the bench against United in the FA Cup and Monga has captained England Under-16s this season.
Forward Jake Evans, who has 10 goals in Premier League 2, has been training with the seniors regularly and the 17-year-old is in the plans for pre-season.
Others including Thomas Wilson-Brown - on loan at Kilmarnock - and Will Alves - who is now on loan at Cardiff - have been on the bench.
That is not forgetting Kasey McAteer, Luke Thomas and Jakub Stolarczyk who have all played this season and came through the academy at various stages.
Stuart asked: How equipped are Leicester City to be a force in the Championship next season? Can a combination of our academy talent and astute new signings reignite this club?
Nick: Similar to Dave's question (08:20 GMT), it is a difficult one to answer. I would love to have a crystal ball to definitively say Leicester will walk the Championship next season, but there could well be a lot of change before a ball is kicked in August.
The Foxes will remain a draw and a big club in the division and astute is the right word to use for signings because finances will again be tight and they will need to be clever in the market.
That is likely to mean the academy players will be promoted - as mentioned, Evans and Monga are two of those - because the club will need to use the resources they have.
To satisfy the finances, players will leave. Mads Hermansen will have interest, it will be hard to keep Wilfred Ndidi in the Championship again and Sunderland could come back in for McAteer after their deadline day bid was rejected.
Only once the summer window has closed and we know the make-up of Leicester's squad will we be able to start a proper assessment.
