Leicester City's recruitment over the last few years has been outstanding, allowing them to continually punch above their weight, but they haven't always got things right.

In the past, the likes of Harry Maguire, N'Golo Kante and Riyad Mahrez have joined the Midlands outfit for minimal fees before going on to enjoy great success at the King Power Stadium and moving elsewhere for astronomical sums.

It's led to Leicester winning the Premier League, FA Cup and Community Shield since 2016, magnificent achievements that would not have been possible without exceptional work in the transfer market.

However, not all purchases have been quite so successful. One such example is Ayoze Perez after the versatile forward arrived from Newcastle United via a £30 million deal back in 2019.

The Spaniard had impressed in a sub-standard Magpies side under the tutelage of Rafael Benitez, leading to Leicester's director of football Jon Rudkin sanctioning a big-money move.

Since joining the Foxes, though, Perez has struggled to produce his best form on a consistent basis, bagging just 12 goals and providing only six assists in 80 appearances for Brendan Rodgers' charges.

To make matters worse, the 28-year-old picked up his first career red card for a horrific challenge during the club's 4-1 defeat at the hands of West Ham United in the opening weeks of the new campaign, leading to a three-game suspension.

Perez's underwhelming displays in a Leicester shirt have seen his market value drop to just £16.2m, almost half the fee that the club's hierarchy paid for him just two years ago.

Therefore, the purchase of Perez is perhaps one of Rudkin's few transfer nightmares since taking the reigns as one of Leicester's chiefs, although the positives certainly outweigh the negatives during his time at the helm.

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