Morgan, under Claudio Ranieri, left, won the Premier League title in 2016 having been away on international duty for much of the club’s pre-season that term

Wes Morgan’s ears are aglow. The Leicester City captain has spent much of his week with a earphone in either lobe, fielding calls when all he really wants is to be out on the grass kicking a football. Susan Whelan, the Leicester chief executive, John Rudkin, the director of football, Brendan Rodgers, the manager — all have been in regular contact in these uncertain times.

As Leicester’s representative for the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA), Morgan has been in constant dialogue with the union. He joined his fellow Premier League captains in conference calls to arrange the launch of the #PlayersTogether fund, from which top-flight footballers will donate millions to NHS charities on the front line in the fight against coronavirus.

Morgan’s ears have been stung