Maresca looks for answer about Foxes finances

Boss Enzo Maresca is relying on Leicester City's legal team to ensure the transfer embargo the club is under will not hinder preparations for their Premier League return.

The Foxes were sanctioned by the English Football League in March, a day after the Premier League charged the club for alleged profit and sustainability rule breaches relating to their last three seasons in the top flight.

The embargo on their transfer activity, which will also impact their ability to re-sign out-of-contract players such as leading scorer Jamie Vardy, will remain in place until 6 June when they are officially ratified as a Premier League club.

The Premier League was approached by BBC Sport to clarity if they would adopt the punishment after that, but they said "we aren’t commenting on this at the moment".

Maresca addressed the situation ahead of Saturday's final game of the season against Blackburn Rovers and told BBC East Midlands Today: "In terms of the embargo or this kind of problems, it's not my job, it's not my business, and there are lawyers in charge for that.

"And also, I don't have any idea. Hopefully we can find a good solution."

When asked about how the sanction will impact recruitment efforts ahead of the summer transfer window opening, Maresca told BBC Radio Leicester: "That doesn’t effect any plans.

"We are all happy with where we are going to be."

He went on to say that the club has remained caught up in celebrating promotion and the Championship title win, and that detailed talks about players will follow next week.

Maresca also said he would demand answers from the club's hierarchy after being left unaware of the club's financial situation.

Leicester's financial losses in their last three years in the Premier League totalled more that £215m. Top-flight rules permit clubs to lose £105m over a rolling three-year period.

Leicester are set to face an independent commission over the alleged spending breaches and, if found guilty, could start next season with a points penalty.

The situation also impacted the Foxes during the January transfer window, with Maresca frustrated to miss out on signing midfielder Stefano Sensi from Inter Milan.

"In the January transfer window when we had some problems I was asked about it and I said, 'Now is not the moment because we are focused on the target of promotion and then at the end of the season we are going to sit and speak about that.’

“And it’s the same about Financial Fair Play - nobody from club mentioned it to me when I signed that it could be a problem and I think it’s not the right thing to do. So it would be a moment to sit and understand why they didn’t mention it to me.”