City Nabs Teenage Talent Monga in £10m Leicester Raid

Monga just hit 17. He's the third English player snatched up by Enzo Maresca this summer. He joins goalkeeper Pierce Charles and that £116m record signing, Elliot Anderson. Another young face in the squad.

This kid's no stranger to the big time. He's already the third-youngest player ever to hit the Premier League. Debuted for Leicester against Newcastle in April 2025. He was just 15 years and 271 days old. Talk about getting thrown in the deep end. Sky Sports says he racked up 37 senior appearances for the Foxes last season across all competitions. Played 30 times, snagged one goal, chipped in two assists. Not bad for a pup.

Arsenal tried to get in on the action. Held talks. But they wouldn't match City's valuation. So much for that. City's director of football, Hugo Viana, did the usual executive praise-singing: "Jeremy is an exciting player who has already made huge strides in his young career. At 17 years old, we feel he is only going to continue to improve." Standard stuff.

Naturally, Monga's all over City's website, gushing about a "dream come true". He's talking about the club's recent dominance, the well-trodden path for academy talents. Think Phil Foden. Think Nico O'Reilly. Fair enough. His age was actually a thing at Leicester—so young on his debut, league rules meant no front-of-shirt betting sponsor. Imagine that. Leicester's gone down to the Championship, but that hasn't killed the elite clubs' hunger for this kid. Not one bit.