“Not stay there” – Leicester player urged to seek Foxes exit after relegation, needs to make ‘the right choices’

Defender Wout Faes should look to leave Leicester City this summer as playing in the Championship would not be good for his career.

That’s according to former Belgium manager Marc Wilmots, who believes the Belgian will have to depart following the Foxes’ relegation.

Faes has been a regular for Leicester this season, featuring in 31 games in the Premier League and 91% of the starting 11’s and minutes available in the league this year following a €17m move from Reims in the summer.

It has proven to be a difficult campaign for him, though, with a rocky star to life in England leading to questions about whether he was good enough to play in the division.

He picked up and started to impress after that but soon found himself struggling again as Leicester remained porous at the back.

It was that which ultimately cost them their place in the Premier League, with Everton’s win over Bournemouth on the final day seeing Leicester relegated to the Championship alongside Leeds and Southampton.

That demotion is likely to see a mass exodus from the club as they cut things financially and start again, and Wilmots believes Faes should be one of those looking to move on.

“You have to make the right choices and not stay there,” Wilmots stated on RTBF.

“Being in the Championship is not possible for the national team. (The international break is) the best possible showcase, they will be very important to him.”