Leicester City misses Stens, Serie A new team leads the Dutch internationals

While Leicester City is still struggling to return to the Premier League, the cruel competition in the transfer market has quietly begun. According to well-known Italian journalist Gianluca Dimazio, the team that has just dropped into the Championship has fallen behind significantly in the battle for Feyenoord attacker Calvin Stens, and the Serie A promoted Pisa Club is advancing transfer negotiations at an astonishing speed. Sources pointed out that Pisa and Feyenoord plan to officially start transfer negotiations on Tuesday, August 26, and Leicester City's loan proposal clearly lacks enough appeal. What is even more worrying is that the data website FBref shows that Stens only won 12 Eredivisie appearances last season, and his performance of contributing 1 goal and 3 assists was not impressive, but his expected assist (xA) value was still at the top 30% of the team - this technical feature should be perfectly in line with the offensive and defensive rhythm of the Championship. Behind this transfer game is Leicester City's deeper strategic mistakes. Since the relegation, the club has not completed the signing of any outfield player, and the fact that rival Celtics also joined the battle for Stens exposed the passive situation of Fox City at the negotiating table. It is worth noting that Stens has never had any experience in the English League, which makes his 26-year-old a double-edged sword - meaning both the combat power and the hidden risks of adaptation. If Bissa successfully signs the Dutch international against Bissasa, it will mark another victory for the mid-range Serie A team in transfer strategy, just as precise and ruthless as Monza intercepted Hucarlos Augusto last year. Leicester City football operations director Marty Sifuentes is facing severe tests at this moment, and the 48 hours before Friday night's match against Birmingham may determine the success or failure of the team's entire summer window.

From Maracana to the Royal Stadium, the resource competition in the football world always follows the laws of the jungle. The Stens case reflects the signing difficulties of secondary league teams: even with the Premier League relegation compensation and past championship background, Leicester City still finds it difficult to compete with the five major league teams before the player's development prospects and the multiple-choice questions on the competitive platform. This attacker, who has played for the Netherlands for eight times, may reshape the balance between the champions and Serie A. As the Guardian columnist Jonathan Wilson said: ‘The transfer operation of the secondary league is like a puzzle in a snowstorm, and any missing piece will put the reconstruction plan into a long winter. ’The countdown to September 1 this fall window is sounding the increasingly urgent alarm for the Wangquan Stadium.