City To Host Monaco Friendly

The star-studded, seven-time champions of France will visit the home of the Foxes on Saturday 27 July (kick-off 4.15pm) – a fixture that can now be confirmed after contracts between both clubs were finalised.

The match will form the centre-piece of City’s pre-season schedule, as Nigel Pearson’s squad gear up for another push for promotion to the Premier League, after reaching last season’s Championship Play-Offs.

Monaco, managed by former Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri, are sure to draw plenty of attention this summer, having already embarked on an ambitious recruitment drive following their return to the French top flight.

The signings of highly-coveted Colombian forward Radamel Falcao from Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid defender Ricardo Carvalho and Porto duo Joao Moutinho and James Rodriguez have sent shockwaves around Europe, as the club from the principality look to re-establish themselves among the continent’s elite.

And as recently as Friday, Monaco added experienced French duo Eric Abidal and Jeremy Toulalan to a squad rapidly growing in strength.

Leicester City Vice Chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha said: “We’re extremely proud to welcome a club of the stature and tradition of AS Monaco to King Power Stadium as part of our pre-season preparations. As with the visit of Real Madrid two years ago, we want to give something special to the Leicester City fans and the sporting city of Leicester to celebrate the arrival of the new season.

“The match will be a great curtain-raiser for an extremely important season for our Football Club, where, with the help of our loyal supporters, we will be looking to build on the progress of last year and maintain our pursuit of a place in the Premier League.”

Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson said: "I'm sure the Monaco game will be an extremely attractive fixture for our supporters. For the players it forms part of a pre-season programme designed to prepare them for a very important forthcoming season and they too will be looking forward to it."

Tickets for the match are now on sale exclusively to Season Ticket Holders, who will have first choice on available tickets until 5pm on Wednesday 10 July. For clarity, Season Tickets Holders will not be guaranteed their own seats for this game as, at this stage, the Club does not intend to open the Air Asia East Stand.

Tickets will be made available on general sale from 9am on Thursday 11 July. 

To register your interest for matchday hospitality, contact the City Sales Centre on 0844 815 5000 or email .

CONFIRMED PRE-SEASON DATES

Date	Opposition	Kick-Off
Fri 12 July	Leamington (a)	7pm
Sat 20 July	Ilkeston (a) (LCFC XI)	3pm
Tue 23 July	Port Vale (a)	7.30pm
Wed 24 July	York City (a)	7.45pm
Sat 27 July	AS Monaco (h)	4.15pm
Sat 27 July	Corby Town (a) (LCFC XI)	3pm
Tue 30 July	Northampton Town (a)	7.45pm

Buying your tickets for the Monaco game is easy:

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In person from the City Fanstore:

The City Fanstore at King Power Stadium will be open 9am-5pm Monday to Saturday.

Call the City Sales Centre: 

Call 0844 815 5000 between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday and between 9am and 1pm on Saturdays (non matchdays).

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