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Leicester City will host Tottenham Hotspur in the first Monday Night Football of the season. The game will take place at 20:00 BST on Monday 19th August at the King Power Stadium.

Spurs present the Foxes with a difficult opening fixture on their return to the Premier League, but the kind of game the Leicester fans will be thrilled to have back at their stadium.

They will also welcome James Maddison for the first time since he left to join the Lilywhites last summer.

It is a mixed bag for last season’s Championship winners over the next five games after their opener.

Their first away fixture sees them venture down south to face Marco Silva’s Fulham, before rounding off August by playing Unai Emery’s Aston Villa.

September has them traveling to Crystal Palace, then playing Everton at home, before facing their toughest test to date when they play last season’s Premier League runner-up, Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

The club finds itself in a unique position as they are currently without a manager, but there are strong rumours linking them with Graham Potter.

Not only do they not have a manager, but they also have the looming threat of a potential points deduction to start the season, due to being charged with breaching the profit and sustainability rules in March of this year.

No one knows how many points would be deducted if the situation were to arise, so the Foxes must garner as many points as possible.

The winter months of the season always tend to be some of the more gruelling, which will be exacerbated this campaign, as there is no winter break.

This is so players can rest sufficiently after both the Copa America and the European Championship.

December sees them play seven games in what is almost undoubtedly their most difficult month of the season. They are as follows: West Ham (H), Brighton (H), Newcastle (A), Wolves (H), Liverpool (A), and Manchester City (H).

This period has the potential to be make or break for Leicester City’s season, as they play seven games in 26 days.

The campaign will come to a close on May 25th, when the East Midlands side travel to the South coast to play Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium.

Notable Fixtures

Leicester City fans would have immediately sought out when they were to play local rivals Nottingham Forest. Well, they welcome them to the King Power on the 26th of October, the reverse fixture at the City Ground will be on the 10th of May.

Enzo Maresca led the Foxes to the Championship title last season but has recently made the jump to Chelsea. He will return to the stadium where he brought so much joy on November 23rd.

He will then have the pleasure of hosting his former side on March 8th at Stamford Bridge.

Leicester City could very well find themselves in a relegation battle this season, so when will they be playing other potential relegation candidates?

They play Ipswich Town at Portman Road on November 2nd, before welcoming them to their ground on the penultimate game of the season on May 18th, in what could be a massive game in the bid for survival.

Games against Southampton could be vital in this campaign. They will travel to St Mary’s Stadium on October 18th.

The reverse fixture will be on May 3rd.

When will the Foxes play some of the big boys?

They will play Manchester City at home at the end of a tough December. Before travelling to the champions on April 2nd.

They will be hoping for a Christmas miracle when they face Liverpool on Boxing Day at Anfield. They will welcome Arne Slot’s side on April 19th.

As mentioned previously, they will play the Gunners on September 28th away from home. February 15th will see Mikel Arteta’s side venture up to play Leicester.

Finally, Manchester United.

They will travel to the Theatre of Dreams on 9th November hoping to secure an upset.

Erik Ten Hag’s side will come down to LE2 on March 15th.

Full Leicester Calendar

August: Tottenham (H,19th), Fulham (A, 24th), Aston Villa (H, 31st).

September: Crystal Palace (A,14th), Everton (H, 21st), Arsenal (A, 28th).

October: Bournemouth (H, 5th), Southampton (A, 19th), Nottingham Forest (H, 26th).

November: Ipswich Town (A, 2nd), Manchester United (A, 9th), Chelsea (H, 23rd), Brentford (A, 30th).

December: West Ham (H, 3rd) Brighton (H, 7th), Newcastle (A, 14th), Wolves (H, 21st), Liverpool (A, 26th), Manchester City (H, 29th).

January: Aston Villa (A, 4th), Crystal Palace (H, 14th), Fulham (H,18th), Tottenham (A, 25th).

February: Everton (A, 1st), Arsenal (H, 15th), Brentford (H, 22nd), West Ham (A, 25th).

March: Chelsea (A, 8th), Manchester United (H, 15th).

April: Manchester City (A, 2nd), Newcastle (H, 5th), Brighton (A, 12th), Liverpool (H, 19th), Wolves (A, 26th).

With yet another big money move failing miserably, as Tanguy Ndombele saw his contract ripped up, we've taken a look at five of the WORST signings the club have made since 2010.

From the likes of Ndombele, Moussa Sissoko, and Giovani Lo Celso who all joined the club in expensive deals, not everyone could be included, but here are our top five picks.

In at first, and it's no surprise at all, is club record signing Tanguy Ndombele, who joined Tottenham Hotspur from Olympique Lyonnais in July 2019 for a £63m fee.

Having been the heartbeat of a strong Lyon side in the previous campaign, there was plenty of excitement from Spurs fans as it seemed they were completing a deal for one of the most promising talents in world football.

The Frenchman signed a six year contract at the club, however, one year before his deal was due to expire, Tottenham announced they would be terminating his contract, bringing an end to a disappointing five year spell in North London.

Struggling to find rhythm at the beginning of his time in N17, he was lambasted by Jose Mourinho in March 2020, with the Portuguese manager opting to hook Ndombele off at half time after the midfielder failed to make a single sprint in a 1-1 draw at Turf Moor.

The 27-year old did manage to make a heroic turnaround to his career in Lilywhite, having a splendid second season. He registered six goals and made four assists in all competitions, however Mourinho's dismissal towards the end of the season ruined the momentum he had gained.

Out of favour under Ryan Mason and Antonio Conte, despite a mediocre spell in the team under Nuno Espírito Santo sandwiched in the middle, Tanguy Ndombele would play his last ever game for Tottenham in January 2022.

With 69 minutes on the clock and the side trailing at home to Morecambe in the FA Cup, Ndombele was booed by fans as he trudged across the entire with of the pitch, bringing a close to his time at the club.

Loan terms at Lyon, Napoli and Galatasaray never enabled the midfielder to rekindle the form from his early days, and he has now been released by Spurs, costing them £5m.

After scoring thirty goals across all competitions with Valencia in the 2012/13 season, Roberto Soldado joined Tottenham in a club record £26m deal in August 2013.

With Gareth Bale moving to Real Madrid, the Spanish striker was brought in, alongside a number of other signings, to combat the huge void left by the Welsh Wizard.

However, after two years in North London, he was sold back to La Liga for a fraction of the fee originally paid by Daniel Levy.

Soldado's start to life in North London was surprisingly good considering how the rest of time at Tottenham panned out. He scored four goals in his first three appearances in a Lilywhite shirt, but after this, he only went on to net on twelve more occasions in 73 appearances, leading to him being sold after a massively underwhelming time at the club.

It was a Monday night in April which sparked the beginning of the end for the striker. Twenty year old Harry Kane was given the nod by Tim Sherwood to start in Soldado's place, and he never looked back.

The former Real Madrid and Getafe attacker had been displaced by the new kid on the block, and that continued under the leadership of Mauricio Pochettino, forcing the Spaniard to look for pastures new.

He would go on to score a sole goal in the 24 games he would play in the Premier League 2014/15, before leaving for just £7m.

What could've been. *sighs*

Despite not being signed for a hefty fee, the expectation versus reality when it came to the signing of Clinton Njie in 2015 was a rude awakening to both Tottenham fans and the club hierarchy.

The Cameroonian attacker missed a staggering 28 matches with a knee injury in his first and only campaign in North London, where he featured just fourteen times. He registered a sole assist for Mauricio Pochettino's side, who finished third and narrowly missed out on the title.

The following season, he was loaned back to France, joining Olympique Marseille and he made that move a permanent one in 2017 for a fee around £5m.

Due to the fact he hardly featured at White Hart Lane, playing just 386 minutes across all competitions, there really is not much more to add about Clinton Njie - who his now plying his trade in Turkey with Sivasspor.

Another victim of the "Magnificent Seven" who joined during that infamous summer 2013 transfer window - this time it's Paulinho. The midfielder joined from Brazilian giants Corinthians for a fee of around £17m - a club record at the time.

Drawing comparisons to Frank Lampard due to his goalscoring capabilities from midfield, the signing sparked plenty of hope amongst the Tottenham fanbase that they were about to sign a future great. Little did they know, things would soon turn sour and the Brazilian would leave for the Chinese Super League just two years later.

Prior to arriving in North London, the 35-year old had netted 34 goals in 167 appearances for Corinthians, as well as beating Chelsea in the Club World Cup final and Spain in the Confederations Cup final.

With 17 caps to his name for five time World Cup winners, Brazil, Spurs fans believed they were signing a star.

Despite being directly involved in seventeen goals (10G, 7A), in his time in the capital, Paulinho was a complete shadow of the package fans were expecting.

He fell down the pecking order under Mauricio Pochettino and even stated: "I did not want to leave my apartment in London because I was so stressed about not playing," in an interview with the Players' Tribune.

Considering the potential he had, it's a shame that all the Brazilian will be remembered for is his last minute back-heel winner away at Cardiff City, and being sent off for kicking Luis Suarez in the shoulder in a 0-5 loss against Liverpool at White Hart Lane.

A surprise inclusion that will stun many, but it's safe to say that cult hero Moussa Sissoko was nowhere near good enough to warrant being signed for a club record £30m fee.

There is no denying that he did actually manage a couple of good years in his time in North London, most notably during the final year with Mauricio Pochettino and under Jose Mourinho, but overall, his time at the club was rather unconvincing.

After Tottenham opted against signing Sadio Mane in order to stay in line with their tight wage structure, Daniel Levy ended up pulling the trigger on a panic buy on deadline day in summer 2016, with Moussa Sissoko swapping the North East for North London.

The Frenchman, who was primarily used as a right winger at Newcastle United, came under heavy criticism at the culmination of his first campaign with the Lilywhites, where he had played the full ninety minutes on just four occasions, and his second season in the famous white strip wasn't much better.

Pochettino's final full campaign in N17 was horrifying, however Sissoko was actually one of few bright sparks aside from the memorable UEFA Champions League run.

He would go onto continue that rich vein of form under Jose Mourinho and was one of the first names on the team sheet, however, as soon as the legendary coach left, Sissoko was straight out of the team, featuring for just ONE entire minute in the league under Ryan Mason, who had six games in charge.

Sissoko never set the world alight, nor was he appalling, but with the fee being taken into consideration and the fact that he offered very little in return, means he is harshly included in this list.

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