Harry Winks has left Leicester City to join Italian side Cagliari for an undisclosed fee on a two-year contract. The 30-year-old's departure had long been expected, with the former England player, who was one of Leicester's top earners, repeatedly falling out of favour in recent seasons.

Winks featured 109 times for the Foxes after arriving for about £10m from Tottenham Hotspur in summer 2023. He played a leading role in Leicester's promotion as Championship title winners under boss Enzo Maresca in his first season. But he went on to become one of the high-profile, big-earners heavily criticised for underperforming as they suffered back-to-back relegations to drop to the third tier.

Winks was omitted late in the 2024-25 campaign by then boss Ruud van Nistelrooy as Leicester battled relegation, and having been recalled after they dropped into the Championship, he was later left out again by Marti Cifuentes. He regained his place under Gary Rowett, but a heated argument with a supporter as he boarded the team bus following a defeat at Portsmouth in April made him a focus of derision. His final appearances were played out to boos from large sections of supporters.

Winks' move to Cagliari sees him return to Serie A, having previously played for Sampdoria on loan in 2022-23 when the one-time Italian champions and European Cup finalists were relegated.