Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers is cutting a frustrated figure amid the lack of transfer activity at the English Premier League side - a point that Celtic fans will recognise all too well.
Rodgers had been vocal about his frustrations with the signing policy at Parkhead during his final season in the hot seat before he made the switch to the King Power Stadium in 2019. John McGinn had been the club's top target when he was on the books at Hibs, before Aston Villa swooped in to snap up the player, with former Kilmarnock midfielder and free agent Youssouf Mulumbu brought in to plug the gap.
Things appeared to be reaching boiling point with the Celtic Park decision-makers following the addition of flop winger Marian Shved - one of the final players to be signed while Rodgers was in charge. He admitted at the time he had no input in the transfer of Marian Shved, saying at the time: "We've got about a million wingers and don't need another one."
Tensions now appear to be heating up at Leicester City with the club not spending a penny on transfers so far this summer, with goalkeeper Alex Smithies the only addition from Cardiff on a free transfer. The likes of Kasper Schmeichel have left the club, with key men Wesley Fofana and Youri Tielemans being touted with a move elsewhere.
With just one point from their opening three fixtures, Foxes' fans appear to be growing impatient with the slow moves in the window - a feeling which appears to be shared by their gaffer. Following defeat to Southampton, he admitted it was a "challenging time" for the club as he vented on the lack of incoming talent.
Responding to the boo boys at the King Power Stadium, he told Sky Sports: "From where the club has been over last few years, been up there challenging the top four and winning trophies, and of course supporters they look at the club over the course of the summer and they get excited by having new signings and seeing them develop and seeing us push on. We haven't been able to do that.
"So, the atmosphere, it is difficult. I totally understand it from the supporters because they want to see us continually push on. Obviously, the players, they themselves would like to have that competition in the squad as well, but at the moment, my concentration is purely on the players that are here and the players that are here and fully committed to helping the team gain results."
Rodgers hasn't been shy on stating that it was the lack of investment saw him walk away from the top job at Celtic. Speaking to Kammy and Ben’s Proper Football Podcast, he said "I think we had qualified for the Champions League two seasons running. We'd won the Double Treble, we'd brought great investment into the club.
"But I felt to make the next steps in Europe, we needed investment. It was a little bit of... I don't think the club had that investment to put in, to compete at that level. They (Leicester City) had the plans for the training facility.
"Could we go into somewhere that gives us the chance to break into the top-six, even though it was going to be a huge challenge? That was the reason I left. It was such a hard one, such a difficult one."
With pressure mounting on the boss south of the border, it could be time to stick or twist for the boss once again with the countdown to deadline day on.
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