In doing so, the young striker committed his future to a football club which has a superb success rate of progressing talented youngsters through the age groups and into the first team picture, which Popov is hoping to replicate in the seasons that follow.
Formerly of Manchester United, the 17-year-old has been in excellent form for the Foxes this season, scoring regularly in the U18 Premier League South and during City’s U18 Premier League Cup and FA Youth Cup campaigns. He then made his Under-23s debut for the Club in a 3-2 win over Manchester United in April 2022.