Jeremy Monga, the 16‑year‑old winger who broke into Leicester City’s first team, is set to be the subject of a transfer tussle this summer after reports that Manchester United director of football Jason Wilcox met with Leicester amid interest in the teenager.
Monga made his Premier League debut in the 2024–25 season and at the time became the second‑youngest player ever to feature in the competition. He followed that up in 2025–26 by scoring one goal and providing two assists across 27 Championship appearances, and made 37 competitive appearances in all competitions for Leicester while starting nine matches this season.
Last month Manchester United were reported to be planning a formal approach for the winger, and sources say Manchester City have also made contact to discuss a deal. Arsenal have been linked as well; a report described Arsenal as long‑term admirers of the winger, widely regarded as one of the most exciting young talents in the English game. Leeds were mentioned earlier in the run‑up to the summer window, with one report suggesting a fee in the ballpark of £6million, but a subsequent report said Leeds are not interested in signing Monga this summer.
Monga agreed an academy scholarship deal with Leicester last year that is due to convert into a professional contract on July 10, when he turns 17. That timetable is central to the immediate business: the scholarship agreement would allow Leicester to recoup a fee if he departs before the new deal activates, and, as things stand, Monga is expected to leave the King Power Stadium in the summer transfer window.
On the pitch, the teenager’s underlying numbers are mixed. In Championship action this season he averaged 0.68 shots per 90 and created 0.98 chances per game, completed 11.1 per cent of his crosses, was dispossessed 3.22 times per 90 and won 38 per cent of his duels. Leicester failed to keep a single clean sheet while he was on the pitch. One source also told reporters that Monga became the youngest ever goalscorer in Championship history this season.
The interest in Monga sits alongside Manchester United’s admiration for another Leicester prospect, Louis Page. Page made 21 senior appearances across all competitions this season, started five Championship matches and has won three caps for England at Under‑19 level — a sign Leicester’s youth pipeline has attracted attention across the Premier League.
The friction in this story is simple: several top clubs have registered formal and informal interest while Monga remains technically on scholarship until July 10. That leaves a tight window for Leicester to decide whether to negotiate an exit this summer, to attempt to push the timetable on a professional contract, or to wait and see whether the conversion to pro terms alters the club’s bargaining position.
Given the breadth of contact reported — from Manchester United’s internal discussions and Wilcox’s meeting, to approaches from Manchester City and long‑term admiration from Arsenal — the most likely outcome supported by the facts is that Monga will leave Leicester in the coming transfer window and sign with a larger club before the 2026–27 season begins.
