Leicester's 10 biggest sales of all time

Leicester's 10 biggest sales of all time Make us your Google favourite Leicester City rose to become one of English football’s most efficient clubs when it came to selling players in the 2010s and early 2020s. Their two relegations to the Championship in 2023 and 2025, as well as the damaging drop to League One in 2026, may have undone much of their hard work in the transfer market, but the Foxes had previously secured European football, and even managed to win the FA Cup back in 2021 and the Premier League in 2016. These successes came largely thanks to a brilliant recruitment team, who made the right decisions when it came to replacing stars sold for huge profits. Below, sources lists Leicester's 10 biggest sales of all time. 10. Abdul Fatawu - €23.5m (to Ipswich Town, 2026) Tricky winger Abdul Fatawu joined Leicester from Sporting CP in 2024 in the Premier League, but by the time he left the Foxes in 2026, they had dropped down to League One. Back-to-back relegations and constant financial issues - which resulted in a points deduction in early 2026 - forced the Foxes to sell their most valuable assets. After a promising season in the Championship, Fatawu returned to the Premier League by joining promoted Ipswich. The Tractor Boys paid €23.5m to sign the Ghana international. 9. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall - €35.4m (to Chelsea, 2024) Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is Leicester through and through, but the club's financial situation meant that they had to cash in on him in the summer of 2024 when Chelsea came calling. Dewsbury-Hall had enjoyed a breakout season under Enzo Maresca in the Championship, scoring 12 and assisting 14, as they romped to the title, which made the homegrown star a sought-after commodity. During the title celebrations, he exclaimed that he would not leave the club unless told to do so, and he ended up following Maresca to Stamford Bridge just a few weeks later. After a disappointing season in West London, he was sold to Everton. 8. N’Golo Kante - €35.8m (to Chelsea, 2016) The star of Leicester’s Premier League title-winning team went for a relatively low fee, but it was still great business from Leicester, who signed N’Golo Kante for a much smaller price just a year prior. Kante only spent one year at the King Power Stadium, but he was a vital cog in their achievements in 2016 and he helped Chelsea win the Premier League title during his first season at the Blues, too. The Frenchman also won the Champions League during his time at Stamford Bridge, before he left to join Al-Ittihad on a free transfer in 2023. 7. Danny Drinkwater - €37.9m (to Chelsea, 2017) Danny Drinkwater sat beside Kante in the Leicester midfield for their title-winning season and that was by far the best campaign of his career. Things weren’t quite as rosy after that, as his 2017 move to Chelsea didn’t reap the same rewards and he found it hard to make a mark in the team. Drinkwater was loaned to Burnley, Aston Villa, Kasimpasa and Reading before being released by Chelsea in 2022. He officially retired after a year without a club and is now a property developer. 6. Harvey Barnes - €44m (to Newcastle, 2023) Following Leicester's relegation to the Championship in 2023, their star men were expected to leave and thus Harvey Barnes' exit came as little surprise. The Englishman had scored 13 Premier League goals in his final campaign at Leicester and his performances over a number of years prompted Newcastle to spend €44m to keep him in the English top flight. Barnes left Leicester after scoring 45 goals and providing 32 assist in 187 games for his boyhood club. 5. James Maddison - €46.3m (to Tottenham, 2023) James Maddison was Leicester's other key player to depart in 2023, with Tottenham Hotspur seizing the opportunity to sign the attacking midfielder for a great price of just €46.3m. Leicester were happy to accept that amount as Maddison was set to enter the final year of his contract and he wasn't keen on staying with the club in the Championship. The Englishman left the King Power having scored 55 goals in 203 appearances for the Foxes. 4. Ben Chilwell - €50.2m (to Chelsea, 2020) Chelsea's left-back dilemma saw Frank Lampard target Nicolas Tagliafico and Ben Chilwell before opting to sign the latter for €50.2m in 2020. The Englishman’s rise at the Foxes was appreciated and he was one of the league’s best by the time he left, with his attacking threat particularly impressive. Chilwell helped Chelsea