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WILL SO GLAD TO JOIN THE FOXES…

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The LeaguePaper Team
4 October 2026

LEAGUE ONE
By Chris Dunlavy

WILL Smallbone has joined Leicester City –reuniting the midfielder with his former Southampton manager Russell Martin.
The 26-year-old - a product of the Saints academy - was part of the Southampton side promoted to the Premier League under Martin in 2023-24, and went on to make 18 top-flight appearances the following season.
However, persistent calf and hamstring problems have led to lengthy spells on the sidelines over the past 18 months, and Smallbone was released by Southampton upon his return from an injury-plagued loan spell at Millwall in M...

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