Newcastle and Brentford eye Leicester starlet Amani Richards
Newcastle and Brentford are keeping tabs on Leicester starlet Amani Richards as he impresses against former club Arsenal… but Bundesliga interest in 18-year-old is a threat to Premier League suitors
- Richards was at Arsenal for only a year and failed to make a senior appearance
- The forward has score 14 and assisted eight goals in 24 appearances
- Foxes are hoping to extend his contract, which expires in 2024
Leicester teenager Amani Richards is the subject of mounting interest after impressing against former club Arsenal in midweek.
Forward Richards came back to haunt his old club by scoring both Foxes goals in their under-18 meeting with Arsenal with scouts from Newcastle and Brentford among those watching on.
German duo Wolfsburg and Freiburg were also present along with talent spotters from clubs in Holland and Belgium.
Richards has been in impressive form at youth level for Leicester this season, scoring 14 goals and setting up eight more in 24 appearances for their under-18s.
Amani Richards has been impressing for Leicester’s under-18s since joining the club in 2022
Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta didn’t take a chance on the talented teen during his Arsenal days
The former Chelsea youngster joined Leicester from Arsenal last January, after only spending a year at the north London club.
The 18-year-old signed his first professional contract with the Gunners just three months before his move to Leicester in 2022, having failed to break into either Mikel Arteta’s side or the under-23 team.
Instead, Richards had seven appearances for Arsenal’s under-18 team before he made his permanent move north.
The Foxes are keen to fend off Richards’s admirers by extending his contract which expires in 2024.
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