Leicester City will hope to get off to the perfect start when they kick their 2022/23 season off at home against Brentford on Sunday.
The Foxes will be hoping to return to competing for a European spot once again having failed to secure a place in any international competition for this campaign.
Here is the full preview for the 2022/23 season for Leicester.
How Leicester performed last season
Leicester had a slightly disappointing campaign last time out, finishing in eighth place in the Premier League, missing out on a European spot.
Brendan Rodgers and his side were also dumped out of the Europa Conference League semi final by Jose Mourinho's Roma, who went on to win the competition.
It was a good run for The Foxes in the inaugural Conference League competition, but they were ultimately unable to secure history by winning the trophy for the first time ever.
The fact that the East Midlands club do not have to play in Europe next year will allow them to be better prepared for league fixtures, but it is down to the squad to ensure that they can capitalise on that to have a successful season.
Outgoings
There has been very little movement on either side of the transfer market for Leicester so far, but one significant transfer may pave the way for another to arrive.
After refusing to sign a new deal, the 35 year old has finally secured his move to Nice away from The Foxes.
The club legend will leave big shoes to fill in the squad, leaving his role as captain at the club.
The Dane won the Premier League and FA Cup during his 11 years at the club and having left so close to the start of the season, he is unlikely to have been replaced by kick off against Brentford.
Also heading to Nice, Mendy leaves The Foxes having actually joined the club from the French side back in 2016 for £13 million.
The Senegalese midfielder made 58 appearances for Leicester in the league before returning to Nice on loan last term, which has now been made permanent.
Ben Nelson (loan)
The 18 year old makes the switch to Rochdale in an attempt to get first team minutes in League Two.
He has already made a substitute cameo in a 1-2 loss against Crewe Alexandra, coming on in the 74th minute.
Thakgalo Leshabela (loan)
Another youngster on the move for playing time, Leshabela heads to Crewe on loan.
The midfielder also came off the bench in their opening day win against Rochdale in the 82nd minute.
New signings
Paul Appiah
The 19 year old makes the move away from Aston Villa U21's to sign for Leicester.
It is likely that the midfielder will be seen more as a signing for the future at the club and will not be expected to be a part of Brendan Rodgers' squad early on.
The defender also moved as part of a free transfer for The Foxes.
The big issue for Leicester is that there has been a real lack of new faces at the club.
There have been no new first team signings made by Leicester, which is sure to change soon with Schmeichels' departure, but fans have been left disappointed by The Foxes' business so far.
The window is still open however, and with a new goalkeeper needed, there should be at least some new signings to improve Leicester's team this summer.
Manager
Brendan Rodgers begins his fifth season at the helm of The Foxes when they play Brentford at the King Power Stadium.
The Northern Irishman has had a successful tenure with Leicester having won the FA Cup and Community Shield in 2021, but he will also know that his time at the club so far could have been even better.
Leicester have narrowly missed out on securing Champions League football twice under his leadership, and with a more disappointing showing last time out, he will hope he can get his side back to their previous heights.
It will undoubtedly be a vital campaign for the East Midlands club to see if they can capitalise on not playing in Europe.
However, the risk of falling even further down the table this year with a lack of investment remains very possible, so it will be vital for The Foxes to get off to a good start to the campaign.
Strongest starting XI
With the lack of change with the ins or outs at the club, it is unlikely that The Foxes will begin the season with a raft of changes to the squad they fielded last season.
The loss of Schmeichel will leave questions over who will play in goal, but otherwise the team will at least be settled due to the limited transfer business Leicester have done.
With that in mind, here is potentially the strongest squad that Leicester could field for the campaign ahead:
(4-3-3) Ward; Pereira, Soyuncu, Fofana, Castagne; Dewsbury-Hall, Ndidi, Tielemans; Barnes, Maddison, Vardy.
The 4-3-3 setup was the one which was favoured by Rodgers towards the end of the last season, which was partly due to injuries, but with more players fit this season he may well stick to the setup this term.
Wesley Fofana suffered a leg break in pre-season last season and was only able to play seven times as a result.
Leicester will hope they can call on the services of the defender far more often this season.
Many of the defensive positions chosen are subjective, as James Justin and Jonny Evans both miss out on a place in the strongest squad in this prediction.
Kieran Dewsbury-Hall broke into the starting 11 last campaign and will hope to hold onto his place in the team around a strong midfield of Wilfred Ndidi and Youri Tielemans.
Fitness issues may make it hard for the entirety of the front three to stick together for long periods of the season, but Harvey Barnes, James Maddison and Jamie Vardy are all hugely important to Leicester.
Kelechi Iheanacho will have an important role to play for The Foxes across the season up front too, as could Patson Daka.
Talking points
Potential sales
Despite the lack of investment at the club, rumours remain about some more significant departures potentially about to take place so late on in the window for Leicester.
The Times are reporting that The Foxes could be forced into late panic buys as a result of big clubs trying to secure the signatures of Fofana, Maddison and Barnes.
This eventuality would make for a stark contrast to the praise Leicester used to receive for doing their summer transfer business so early on.
Brendan Rodgers
This is the longest tenure that Rodgers has ever had at a club, and his teams tend to struggle after a few years of over achieving.
This could easily become the same at Leicester, as was the case particularly at Liverpool for the 49 year old.
He will hope that he can improve on last season's performance as opposed to losing the dressing room this term.
Recent league form
On a more positive note for The Foxes, their strong end to last season could help them to carry the confidence built from the last campaign into the new one.
Rodgers' side won three of their last four Premier League games and were unbeaten in all of them, with the best result being a 1-5 thrashing of Watford at Vicarage Road.
Overall, Leicester will be hoping that they can keep hold of their big names and improve upon the squad later on in the transfer window to push for European football this campaign.