Leicester City forced to sell three key players this summer

Leicester City will reportedly be forced to sell Abdul Fatawu, Ben Nelson and Jannik Vestergaard this summer.

The Foxes are preparing for life in League One after suffering back-to-back relegations in the last two seasons.

Leicester have been installed as the League One promotion favourites as they look to build a squad which is capable of bouncing back.

There are likely to be as many outgoings as there are incomings following the financial blow that dropping into the third-tier provides.

The move to hire Russell Martin as their new manager is reaching a conclusion but he will have to immediately come to terms with three key players moving on.

The likes of Patson Daka and Ricardo Pereira have already been released by the club, while there are also reports that Jeremy Monga could be set to move to a top Premier League club.

The departures of Fatawu, Nelson and Vestergaard are now set to follow as the club looks to raise funds.

Fatawu has been linked with various clubs in Europe and has spent the last three seasons in the East Midlands.

After initially being part of a Championship promotion campaign, Fatawu's form has dipped in successive relegations.

Centre-back Ben Nelson has a year remaining on his current deal and is expected to secure a move to the Premier League.

Meanwhile, fellow defender Vestergaard is another player on a big salary and he could be available for a cut-price fee.

Matt Gibbs

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