Why boss is ramping up need for transfers

CIFUENTES IS STILL TRYING TO STREAMLINE HIS FOXES SQUAD

- By JORDAN BLACKWELL

LEICESTER City arrived into January with 31 players listed in their first-team squad.

It's a big group, and not one that suggests they should be desperate for new arrivals.

Arguably, any new signing should aim to improve the starting lineup, but that’s especially the case when there’s such a large squad.

At first glance, City don’t need quantity, they need quality.

So why now is Marti Cifuentes appealing for “more numbers”?

He’s not desperately pleading for signings yet but he’s certainly ramping up the need for them, with his focus on attacking players.

It's perhaps because, within that 31, there’s a much smaller group that seem to be in contention and available for selection.