Town Fatawu Bid Rejected
Friday, 17th Jul 2026 18:55

Leicester City are reported to have rejected Town’s first offer for Ghana international winger Abdul Fatawu.

Yesterday, news broke that the Blues are targeting the 22-year-old, who is set to leave the Foxes following their relegation to League One.

According to journalist Pete O’Rourke, Town have now had an initial offer rebuffed but with talks continuing between the clubs.

TWTD can confirm that the Blues have made an approach for Fatawu, who scored a goal from his own half in the game between the sides at the King Power Stadium last season.

West Ham, Coventry and Besiktas were previously linked with the 32-times-capped Ghana international, who made four sub appearances at this summer’s World Cup finals.

Having been with Steadfast and Dreams (loan) in his home country early in his career, left-footed right winger Fatawu joined Sporting Lisbon in 2022, playing alongside Japanese midfielder Hidemasa Morita, who earlier today we revealed is in talks with the Blues.

A loan at Leicester followed in 2023/24 before an option to make that move permanent for an initial £8.5 million was taken that summer, the player signing a five-year deal.

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Counagoal added 18:58 - Jul 17 Hope Leicester don’t have our pants down as much as they did with Mcateer!
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Gforce added 19:02 - Jul 17 I guess we've offered between 10-15 million, hopefully we can get this deal over line,this weekend. Great we are stealing Leicesters best players,after all their cheating on ffp in recent year's.
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BlueSwede added 19:03 - Jul 17 Why not try to get Janick Vestergaard as well from Leicester. Free agent now and would be a good addition to the team. And speaking of free agents, why not check with John Stones. A longshot and will probably not come, but nothing to lose by asking.
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londonben added 19:16 - Jul 17 BlueSwede - think Vestergaard been genuinely awful for them for a while, and is 33. But apart from that, he’s just had his contract terminated by mutual consent.
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armchaircritic59 added 19:20 - Jul 17 Hardly a surprise, happens more times than not. Clubs and agents wanting to squeeze every last drop of blood from the stone. And then the player himself has to want to come here. If it happens fine, if not, we move on.
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blueoxford added 19:22 - Jul 17 Leicester fans highly critical of Vestergaard and can’t wait to get rid of him..
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blueoutlook added 19:34 - Jul 17 Good, this guy isn’t good enough for the Premier League. Move on.
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tetchris added 19:50 - Jul 17 All these wingers! What we need is someone who is on the end of crosses into the box etc! Strikers Ashton !!!
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TownSupporter added 20:00 - Jul 17 Just don't let us get our pants pulled down.
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Steelmonkey added 20:00 - Jul 17 Well if Philogene is going we need a replacement.
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Steve_ITFC_Sweden added 20:21 - Jul 17 Things are beginning to move at least. Not surprising that a first offer is refused. All part of the game.
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BeattiesBackPocket added 20:23 - Jul 17 Steel monkey Fatawu is a right sided winger
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RetroBlue added 20:31 - Jul 17 Well Ashton and his merry team of transfer dealers have just paid a record fee to a Dutch club ...a first by all accounts. We don't negotiate do we. We just ask " how much fo you want"!
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jas0999 added 20:33 - Jul 17 If GON wants him … get him. We fly out to a critical training camp. Need more involved.
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runningout added 20:58 - Jul 17 he is left footed Beattiesbsckpocket
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Pirateplank added 22:43 - Jul 17 Im glad people are beginning to see how second rate Ashton is. The premier league showed him up last time. And hes being shown up again. Amature chairman and immature man
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BeattiesBackPocket added 23:27 - Jul 17 Runningout that’s not the question is it? I replied to someone who thought he played where Jaden does and he doesn’t? He plays for Leicester and Ghana on the right same as Clarke is right footed and plays on the left yes or no?
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BeattiesBackPocket added 23:30 - Jul 17 Piratesplank you got the last part of your name right. So taking this club from a revenue of 30 million to over 300 million in 3 seasons with 3 promotions on 4 years and years ahead of their planned premier league return is second rate?? You have to be a budgie or still crying over Farage or both
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trncbluearmy added 06:32 - Jul 18 Good player leicester haven't got a pot to piss in £8m max should do it
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trncbluearmy added 06:34 - Jul 18 Feck people moaning about MA, along with gamechanger he saved us then rebuilt us
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Jazzy71 added 08:17 - Jul 18 Would be a good addition. Upgrade on what we have on the right. But can play as a left winger too. As for Vestergaard and stones. No to both. One is past his best and the other would demand to much in wages.
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