Leicester crisis deepens as award night canceled and players face 50% pay cut

Leicester City's James Maddison looks dejected after losing to Fulham. end-of-season dinner that sees the club face relegation to the Championship.

Ahead of Monday night's playoff against Liverpool, Leicester's crisis is exacerbated by the club's cancellation of the annual event as high-profile officials. I think it would be inappropriate.

With the 2016 Premier League winners now two points short, all attention will be focused on the last three matches, which will have a huge impact on the future of the club.

It is understood that the tentative date for awards night has been set for next week, but the decision was made to cancel it earlier this month.

While Leicester prepare for a potentially pivotal match, it may also become known that the club's players' salaries will be cut by 50 per cent in the event of relegation.

After posting a record £92.5m pre-tax loss earlier this year, some fans fear further financial trouble due to the Leicester side's relegation cut not in their contracts.

However points are considered to be between 35 and 50 percent for all players. and this is normal procedure for most Premier League clubs.

While Leicester still have a chance of survival, potential league targets are being identified.

Martin Glover, Head of Senior Recruitment, and his staff focused on young players already in the second tier. : Aston Villa tenants Cameron Archer and Aaron Ramsey are impressive at Middlesbrough and are considered players Leicester should sign.

Leicester manager Dean Smith demands a reaction after losing 5-3 to Fulham last Monday and switched to the defense of Youri Tielemans after the midfielder was targeted by angry supporters.

Tielemans has come under scrutiny after being named Smith's captain despite turning down numerous offers to sign a new contract over the past two years.

The Belgian player is set to leave as a free agent this summer and fans believe whom they perceive as a capricious player fighting relegation as a symbol of illness.

He was booed for losing at Craven Cottage as the players chanted «You shouldn't be wearing that shirt».

Smith nonetheless supported signing Monaco and Monaco for £32 million. insisted that his loyalty was undeniable.

“I am completely satisfied with his commitment to the cause, I have not seen anything but a dedicated player at the training ground and on the field,” he said.

“I understand people very well, and as soon as I met Yuri, you realized that football means a lot to him. Without a shadow of a doubt, he cares.

“He is a very focused and tactically astute captain, so he knows the game. He has the qualities that we need in the team.

“He is someone other players will follow because of his professionalism in the game. As far as we know, there are different types of leaders.”

Leicester will face Liverpool, who are second in the table and have never kept a clean sheet in their last 20 matches.

Probably: Iversen ; Castagne, Faes, Soyunju, Thomas; Tielemans, Ndidi, Mendy; Maddison, Vardy, Barnes.