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MARTI’S KEEN TO CREATE IDENTITY AT FOXES

By Chris Dunlavy

THE irony of kicking off the Championship campaign against a team who can’t fill the bench will not be lost on Marti Cifuentes when Leicester face crisis-hit Sheffield Wednesday this afternoon.
In contrast to their impoverished opponents, the Foxes have spent the summer desperately trying to jettison the deadwood from a bloated squad following last season’s relegation.
Ongoing Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) concerns and a need to generate transfers funds has restricted business almost exclusively to outgoings.
Legendary striker Jamie Vardy depa...

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