Leicester City will host big-spending AS Monaco in a pre-season friendly.
The French Ligue 2 champions, who recently signed striker Radamel Falcao for a reported 60m euros (£51million), will take on Nigel Pearson's men at the King Power Stadium on Saturday, July 27.
This marquee fixture in City's build-up to the new Championship campaign that kicks off on August 3 comes between rather less inspiring trips to League Two sides York City and Northampton Town.
Falcao, who cost more on his own that the whole City squad put together, is not the only expensive name among the Monaco ranks.
They have also signed Porto pair Joao Moutinho and James Rodriguez for a combined fee of 70 million euros (£60million) and also Portuguese defender Ricardo Carvalho from Real Madrid.
It will not be the first time that Carvalho has set foot inside the King Power Stadium – the Portuguese defender was an unused substitute in City's memorable pre-season friendly against Real Madrid in 2011
