{"id":657553,"date":"2025-07-31T10:24:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=657553"},"modified":"2025-07-31T10:24:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:24:41","slug":"bilal-el-khannouss-leeds-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2025\/07\/31\/bilal-el-khannouss-leeds-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League Club ‘Willing’ to Trigger Release Clause of Leicester City ‘Breakout Star’"},"content":{"rendered":"

With Leicester City’s return to the Premier League last season, Genk wonderkid Bilal El Khannouss became one of the marquee signings for the Foxes. Although he couldn’t help keep City in the top division, standout performances have left him one of the biggest targets for clubs all around Europe. With the Foxes now in the Championship, it comes as no surprise that the 21-year-old could be leaving.<\/span><\/p>\n

Premier League Club Edges Closer to Leicester City Star<\/b><\/h2>\n

Bilal El Khannouss: On The Move?<\/b><\/h3>\n

As reported by<\/span> Sacha Tavolieri<\/span><\/a>, recently promoted Leeds have made it clear they are “willing” to trigger the Moroccan’s \u00a324.5M release clause. The player and the club’s camps met yesterday, where the Whites made their intentions clear. Daniel Farke’s side returns to the top flight of English football following two competitive seasons in the Championship.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read More:<\/b> Leicester City Player With \u2018Commitment Questioned\u2019 Linked With Move to Championship Rivals<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

In addition to this, Crystal Palace remain<\/span> interested<\/span><\/a> in the “breakout star”.<\/a> However, this is only plausible when the Eagles sell Eberechi Eze, as they view the Leicester star as a replacement.<\/span><\/p>\n

The departure of El Khannouss would be City’s first of the summer, amid the need to lose players before buying. Marti Cifuentes also intends to<\/span> “shake up” <\/span><\/a>the squad ahead of the opening day clash with Sheffield Wednesday, and the departure of the 21-year-old would significantly help the change.<\/span><\/p>\n

How Would This Affect Leicester City<\/b><\/h3>\n

During last season, El Khannouss was a clear standout. Despite not necessarily being prolific in front of goal, his ability to drop deep and break lines makes him a terrific asset for any club. His through balls in behind are perfectly weighted, and in a side with more intent going forward, the midfielder may flourish.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a result, losing a player of this magnitude will be costly, especially due to the low fee. Back in the summer of 2024, the Foxes brought the youngster to the East Midlands for a fee of \u00a321m, with a 15% sell-on clause. Due to this, City are set to make a loss on the asset, which isn’t ideal given the player’s potential.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read More:<\/b> How Marti Cifuentes Has Developed A Clear Identity After Just Three Friendlies<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

However, offloading players is still good, as this is what Cifuentes needs ahead of the upcoming season. If he wants to add his profiles, losing players who have aspirations to play at a higher level is important. This should then allow him to bring in replacements, which is necessary in midfield, as there could be a severe lack of goals.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With Leicester City’s return to the Premier League last season, Genk wonderkid Bilal El Khannouss became one of the marquee signings for the Foxes. Although he couldn’t help keep City in the top division, standout performances have left him one of the biggest targets for clubs all around Europe. With the Foxes now in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5391,"featured_media":656144,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,33,32],"tags":[173],"class_list":["post-657553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-leicester-city","category-championship","category-league-football","tag-leicester-city"],"modified_by":"Henry Chung, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5391"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=657553"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657553\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":657567,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657553\/revisions\/657567"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/656144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=657553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=657553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=657553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}