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Max Wilkins

Sun 3 May 2026 9:40, UK

Everton now have the perfect opportunity to sign Abdul Fatawu from Leicester City.

The Ghana international has long been linked with a move to Hill Dickinson Stadium as the Foxes’ slide down the divisions continues.

There was interest on the table when the East Midlands outfit were relegated from the Premier League after just one season back in the top flight.

That has only continued to build, especially now, the King Power outfit have dropped into League One after a shocking campaign in the Championship.

Fatawu will almost certainly leave Leicester this summer, with David Moyes now given a great chance to land his signature.

Leicester City waiting on exits before summer spending

There is very little positive to say about the 2015-16 Premier League champions after free-falling into the third tier.

They were relegated from the Championship without a whimper and are now looking ahead to a first season in League One since 2009.

That is despite having high-earning stars like Fatawu, Harry Winks, Ricardo Pereira, Patson Daka, among many others, in the squad.

The vast majority of those will be on their way out in the summer, with Alan Nixon reporting on Sunday via Patreon that their budget will be assessed when players leave and free up payroll.

He suggests that the Foxes will have £10million to spend on new talent, with scouts already out, having been told about the budget and the ability to do quick deals.

That could give Everton the green light to sign Fatawu, with the fee for that deal potentially set to fund the League One side’s business.

Everton can now sign Abdul Fatawu as Leicester wait

There is so much wrong with the East Midlanders right now that many outfits will be waiting to take advantage.

A vast majority of their squad is bound to move on, with the Ghanaian almost certainly set to be one of those.

That could see Everton step in to sign the winger, who had a combined 16 goals and assists in 2025-26, with a cut-price deal potentially on the cards after the Foxes’ relegation from the Championship.

Considering they want to get players off their wage bill to fund their business in the summer, a move could be on the table.

Fatawu would represent a point of difference for the Toffees and may prove to be one of the best pieces of business they could complete this season.

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