Football League World has conducted a comprehensive review of the current whereabouts of the six players signed by Leicester City before their epic Premier League title triumph.
As the 2015-16 season approached, Leicester City was not considered a contender for the title. Having barely escaped relegation the previous year, their dramatic ascent to the title under Claudio Ranieri was beyond anyone’s expectations.
The club’s unforgettable Premier League victory was in large part due to the impactful summer signings they secured. Football League World now delves into the current situations of these arrivals from the 2015 season.
Christian Fuchs, the Austrian full-back, was signed on a free transfer from Schalke and is revered by the King Power faithful for his impressive tenure, which spanned over six seasons and saw him make more than 150 appearances. He joined Charlotte FC in 2021 and later retired in January 2023, subsequently embarking on a coaching role as the club’s assistant coach.
Robert Huth, the German defender, joined in a £3 million deal from Stoke City and played a crucial role during their victorious season, featuring in 35 of the 38 league fixtures and contributing three goals. He retired in 2018 and returned to the King Power as the club’s loan manager. Beyond his football career, he has discovered a passion for marathon running, completing the Berlin Marathon in September 2023.
Shinji Okazaki, the Japanese international, arrived as Leicester’s most expensive addition that summer for a fee of £7 million from Mainz 05. He spent four seasons at the club, scoring 19 goals in 137 games and attaining cult hero status. After departing Leicester, Okazaki played for Malaga and Huesca in Spain before joining Belgian side Sint-Truiden in the summer of 2022, where he continues to play football, with his contract lasting until the summer of 2024 despite being 37 years old.
N’Golo Kanté, the midfielder who joined the club for a fee of £5.6 million, proved to be worth every penny. He was a key player in Leicester’s title-winning side and has since achieved remarkable success, winning the World Cup with France in 2018 and the Champions League with Chelsea three years later. He is now plying his trade at Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia following the end of his contract with Chelsea.
Yohan Benalouane, despite being a less noteworthy signing, made a multi-million-pound move from Serie A side Atalanta and went on to make only 29 appearances across four years at the club. Subsequently, he moved to Nottingham Forest in January 2019 and has been without a club since leaving Italian side Novara in the summer. He is now focused on his venture with Blaise Matuidi, the Origins Fund, which seeks to invest in consumer technology companies.
Gokhan Inler, who joined from Napoli, spent just one season at the club and played only five times for the Foxes. He then joined Besiktas in the summer of 2016 and, at the age of 39, has returned to the Turkish club after re-signing for them in the summer.
