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Two Leicester City players departed the club last summer when their contracts came to an end.

Danny Simpson and Shinji Okazaki said goodbye to City when their respective deals expired on June 30.

The 2015-16 Premier League title winners were allowed to depart as Brendan Rodgers looked to put his stamp on the squad.

It looks as though that number could increase this summer with as many as seven players out of contract at the end of this season.

We run you through the list below...

Wes Morgan

One of Brendan Rodgers’ first acts at the King Power Stadium was to offer City skipper Morgan a new one-year contract.

Rodgers’ faith was repaid immediately as the centre-back produced several strong defensive performances and scored in consecutive wins over Burnley and Bournemouth last season.

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However, Morgan has taken more of a backseat this season, making 14 appearances in all competitions but starting just once in the league.

He is now 36, but his presence around the dressing room has proven key again.

For that reason, Rodgers is looking to keep him around for what could be a big season of next, beginning contract talks recently.

Christian Fuchs

Like Morgan, Fuchs earned a new deal when it looked like his City career had run its course.

The Austrian left-back was set to fly to Manhattan to join his family permanently in the States, but he and Rodgers impressed each other and a one-year contract was settled upon.

Fuchs has provided more-than-adequate back-up for Ben Chilwell this campaign, and he has also slotted in as a left-sided centre-back when City employ a back five.

The Austrian has made 14 appearances in all competitions and Rodgers is once again looking to tie him up to another year, beginning contract talks in the winter.

Andy King

After 16 years, 378 appearances, 62 goals, and titles in the top-three tiers, King’s glorious City career is set to conclude next summer.

The Wales international, who first arrived at City as a 15-year-old in 2004, has joined Rangers on a season-long loan and another appearance at Leicester seems unlikely.

Since the start of 2018, he has played just two City games, last featuring in the FA Cup defeat to Newport last year.

He joined Rangers on loan at the start of the season but he is now with Huddersfield Town, making just one league appearance so far.

Papy Mendy

A key player - and one of City’s better performers - under Claude Puel in the first half of last season, Mendy fell down the pecking order after Youri Tielemans’ initial arrival last term.

With Rodgers moving the focus from defensive to attack-minded midfielders, Mendy has dropped further, making just four league appearances this season.

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He was linked with a move away in January but now looks likely to depart in the summer as Rodgers looks to upgrade for Europe - providing all goes as planned.

Eldin Jakupovic

City’s third-choice goalkeeper, behind Kasper Schmeichel and Danny Ward, stuck around this season for what could be his final year.

The Bosnia-born stopper has only played four City games since joining from Hull in 2017 and did not play a single senior fixture last term.

Next summer, Jakupovic could be replaced by one of City’s up-and-coming keepers, like Daniel Iversen or Viktor Johansson, but it will depend on the club's plans for those young stoppers.

Jakupovic has played Under-23s football this season and has only featured in one matchday squad, the FA Cup win over Wigan.

George Thomas

Since arriving from Coventry, the Wigston-born winger has never made a league appearances for his hometown club. Time is running out.

Thomas, who spent last season on loan at Scunthorpe, is 23 later this month and an extended City future seems unlikely.

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He is currently on loan at ADO Den Haag under Alan Pardew, joining in January and making two league appearances since.

Sam Hughes

Like Thomas, Hughes joined City in 2017 with senior experience already to his name.

The former Chester captain made a big impact for the development squad in his first year at the King Power Stadium, but he battled injuries for most of last term.

He is currently on loan at Salford City, making eight league appearances so far.

Hughes is likely to be released.