 In July 1991 he joined another Second Division side in Leicester City on a free transfer.He enjoyed regular football in the 1991–92 season, helping Brian Little's "Foxes" to an encounter with Blackburn Rovers in the play-off final, though he would finally taste defeat at the national stadium, as Rovers won 1–0.Leicester would have another crack at the play-off final the following year, though Platnauer would have little contribution to the season, as he lost his first team place at Filbert Street, and moved to Scunthorpe United on a free transfer in March 1993.