Leicester City are preparing for a summer clear-out after relegation to League One, with at least 10 players expected to leave as the club reshapes a squad built for a much higher level. The reset comes with the sort of pressure that follows three relegations in four seasons, and it is already changing the names being linked with the goalkeeper job, including Gavin Bazunu.
That search is moving now because Leicester must rebuild for a minimum of 51 games next season while living under the Salary Cost Management Protocol in League One. The club have already said they met the EFL's rules last season, but the new division changes the financial test and gives every decision a bigger price tag, especially when the wage bill has to be cut and the squad still needs enough depth to survive the grind.
Jakub Stolarczyk sits right at the centre of that calculation. He has one year left on his deal, clubs in Poland are chasing him, and Wieczysta Krakow want him as their No.1. Russell Martin may also end up driving his exit, which matters because Leicester need a goalkeeper who is stronger with the ball at his feet. If Stolarczyk goes, the club will have to decide whether to keep Asmir Begovic, whose contract expires in 11 days and whose talks over a 2026/27 extension are still open, or move on entirely and bring in a new first choice.
Bazunu fits that discussion because he has worked with Martin before at Southampton, where two new goalkeepers have already arrived this summer and his own deal has one year remaining. Leicester are not short of names, but they are short of certainty: Fran Vieites did not play a minute last season and is likely to leave, Ricardo Pereira's exit has left Bade Aluko, 19, as the only natural right-back, and the club cannot afford to treat any position as fixed. A smooth flow of departures could take the total beyond the minimum 10, and that would leave Leicester deciding whether to keep one experienced keeper, sell another, or move straight to a replacement who matches the way they want to play.
That is why the next move around Stolarczyk matters more than a routine summer sale. Leicester are not just trying to trim a squad; they are trying to build one that can cope with the financial rules of League One and the demands of a season that will be longer, harder and less forgiving than the one they just lost.
