Exactly how much money have Leicester spent on new players in this millennium?
Leicester City might not be a traditional Premier League heavyweight, but there's no denying they are one of the most iconic teams around in the league following their miraculous title run in 2015-16.
That Premier League title was very much the success of some incredibly shrewd transfer business, with players such as N'Golo Kante and Riyad Mahrez arriving at the club on the cheap as relative unknowns.
Leicester have since been able to show a bit more ambition in the transfer market and they have not hesitated to spend big when they felt the opportunity was right.
The capture of Youri Tielemans was one such moment. The deal that saw them bring in Wesley Fofana was another.
But who have been their most expensive players ever and how much have they been spending on an annual basis this century?
Leicester City most expensive transfers by season
SEASON
MOST EXPENSIVE SIGNING
FEE
TOTAL SPENDING
2022/23
Wout Faes
£15.30M
£15.30M
2021/22
Patson Daka
£27M
£60.84M
2020/21
Wesley Fofana
£31.50
£53.46M
2019/20
Youri Tielemans
£40.50M
£93.87M
2018/19
James Maddison
£22.50M
£103.14M
2017/18
Kelechi Iheanacho
£24.93M
£75.46M
2016/17
Islam Slimani
£27.90M
£82.89M
2015/16
Shinji Okazaki
£9.90M
£44.91M
2014/15
Leandro Ulloa
£9.09M
£20.57M
2013/14
Riyad Mahrez
£450,000
£450,000
2012/13
Ritchie De Laet
£1.13M
£5.28M
2011/12
Matt Mills
£4.77M
£16.16M
2010/11
Martyn Waghorn
£3.24M
£4.94M
2009/10
Richie Wellens
£1.04M
£1.81M
2008/09
Aleksandar Tunchev
£900,000
£1.05M
2007/08
DJ Campbell
£2.84M
£7.79M
2006/07
None
Nil
Nil
2005/06
Iain Hume
£675,000
£1.44M
2004/05
Gareth Williams
£675,000
£1.96M
2003/04
Ben Thatcher
£405,000
£1.03M
2002/03
None
Nil
Nil
2001/02
James Scowcroft/Matthew Jones
£4.05M
£17.28M
2000/01
Gary Rowett
£4.05M
£10.53M
Total
£620.16M
Leicester City top 10 most expensive player signingsGetty Images10Timothy Castagne | £18.81m | Atalanta | 2020
After graduating from Genk's academy and making 80 senior appearances for the Belgian club, Castagne moved to Italian club Atalanta in 2017 for £5.85 million.
In his three-year spell at Atalanta, Castagne made 75 appearances, scoring five goals and coming up with some impressive performances as a full-back.
In 2020, Leicester came calling, signing him for £18.81m.
Castagne scored his first goal on debut against West Bromwich Albion and has been an integral part of their first team.
AdvertisementGetty9Caglar Soyuncu | £18.89m | Freiburg | 2018
Turkish centre-back Soyuncu started his professional journey with Altinordu in the Turkish second division.
In 2016, while he was linked with top Turkish clubs, Soyuncu decided to move to the Bundesliga with Freiburg for £7.13 million.
After just six months at the club, Soyuncu saw himself being linked with top clubs like Manchester City, Roma, Villarreal and Lille.
The towering defender made 50 appearances in his two-year spell in Germany before Leicester snapped him up for £18.89m.
Getty Images8Ricardo Pereira | £19.80m | Porto | 2018
Pereira arrived at Leicester from Porto in the summer of 2018 for £19.80 million.
The Portuguese full-back made his Premier League debut on August 10 in a 2-1 away defeat to Manchester United.
Pereira scored his first goal for Leicester City on his birthday, netting in a 2-1 home defeat to Everton.
At the end of his first season at the club, he was voted Leicester City's Player of the Season and the Players' Player of the Season.
In February 2022, Pereira signed a contract extension with the Foxes keeping him at the club until 2026.
Getty7James Maddison | £22.50m | Norwich | 2018
After featuring for Coventry, Norwich and Aberdeen, Maddison made the move to Leicester City in the summer of 2018 for a premium £22.50 million fee.
The gifted attacking midfielder made an impressive start to his time with the Foxes, scoring in back-to-back Premier League games in August 2018.
Over the years, Maddison went on to improve his technical prowess from set-pieces and came up with incredible performances, becoming one of Leicester's undisputed star men.