Manchester City lead transfer race for Leicester City winger | OneFootball

Leicester City winger Jeremy Monga is the subject of intense transfer interest from the Premier League, and Manchester City are reportedly leading the chase.

City’s pursuit of elite youth talent continues to accelerate, with the club stepping up efforts to secure some of the most exciting prospects emerging across the country in preparation for what they will hope is an extended future of success.

The Etihad side have maintained a proactive recruitment stance at academy level, continuing to add to a pool that already includes highly-rated names such as Divine Mukasa and Claudio Echeverri, while also granting opportunities to standout talents like Nico O’Reilly.

The latest development arrives at a time when City are casting their net widely across Europe and beyond for the next generation of stars, with Nigerian winger Angelo Agbejoye reportedly on trial at the club.

Youth recruitment has represented a pillar of City’s squad-building strategy in recent windows, not only to produce future first-team regulars, but also to ensure depth across the wider City Football Group.

Now, according to the information of TBR Football, Manchester City are currently leading the race among numerous Premier League rivals to sign highly-rated Leicester City teenager, Jeremy Monga.

Alongside the interest from the Etihad Stadium, the report insists that all of Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Manchester United, and Newcastle United are monitoring the England youth international closely.

From the side of the 16-year-old himself, Monga has previously been happy to remain at Leicester City due to the first-team opportunities afforded to him, and those in decision-making positions for the Foxes will hold hope of retaining their homegrown talent as a result.

Should Manchester City formalise interest, the expectation would be that Monga is integrated initially into the club’s Academy setup, although recent history shows the door is never closed to first-team involvement for those who progress rapidly.

The success of players who have earned senior minutes at an early age will likely play a role in any pitch to the youngster, particularly with City continuing to show a willingness to develop youth in competitive domestic environments and even via strategic loans.

For Leicester City, retaining Monga will be a priority given his rapid rise and the homegrown lineage attached to his development, as well as his impact on their first-team squad so early on in his rising career.

However, with heavyweight Premier League interest growing and Manchester City’s recruitment team increasingly assertive, the Foxes could find themselves fighting to keep one of their brightest prospects.