Leicester City ‘have set’ Russell Martin 90-point target amid wage-bill claim | OneFootball

The Telegraph claims Leicester City have set Russell Martin a 90-point target for promotion from League One, with a clear roadmap towards those aims.

The report adds the club are fully supportive of Martin and officials anticipated plenty of noise after his summer appointment.

It also notes a togetherness within Martin’s young squad, and that the arrivals of John Lundstram and Conor Chaplin are said to reflect belief in his methods.

City have eight points from their first six games, sit 13th, and visit Barnsley before the international break.

A 90-point haul would usually keep the Foxes in the promotion mix, although the last two champions, Lincoln City and Birmingham City, finished on 103 and 111. Cardiff and Wrexham posted 91 and 92 behind them.

It is five seasons since 90 points last guaranteed automatic promotion. The most recent runners-up with fewer were Rotherham with 87 in 2021, when Hull City won the title on 89.

The report also says City made a £25 million profit on summer trading, with Abdul Fatawu and Jeremy Monga sold back to the Premier League. It calculates the wage bill is now 60 per cent lower than last season.

Source: LeicesterMercury.co.uk

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