The Foxes, who beat United 4-2 at the King Power Stadium back in October, have been forced to deal with a plethora of injury issues to key personnel throughout the campaign and lady luck does not appear to be changing for manager Rodgers. Their never-ending injury woes this term have contributed to their slide down the Premier League table, with the club set to miss out on a top-five finish for the first time since 2018/19.
Browsing: Ademola Lookman
Ighalo was included in Nigeria’s 2021 AFCON squad after coming out of retirement, but the former Manchester United striker could not honour the call up because of club issues.
NFF’s Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire, disclosed this in a statement Thursday, affirming that Lookman could with the approval represent Nigeria at international level.
Emilio Garcia Silveiro, FIFA’s Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, on Thursday conveyed the decision to the NFF.
The 24-year-old is currently on loan from RB Leipzig for the entire season, and he has been a crucial part of the squad since he made the move.
After recovering from health issues, the 2017 U20 World Cup winner with England was in superb goalscoring form for the Foxes, netting in back-to-back Premier League games against Manchester City and Liverpool and the two goals have been shortlisted.
A former England U21 international, Lookman is now going through the process to commit to the Super Eagles.
Ademola Lookman’s winner stunned the second-placed Reds to keep them six points behind Man City in the title race.
Liverpool dominated the first half against an injury-hit Leicester City and looked set to take a deserved lead.
Ademola Lookman, Kelechi Iheanacho, Ayoze Perez, Daniel Amartey, Jannik Vestergaard, Filip Benkovic and Vontae Daley-Campbell have not travelled, along with three staff members, although not all cases are thought to be due to be COVID-19, with some players suffering other illnesses.
The Peckham-raised player made 45 appearances and scored 10 goals for the Addicks after being plucked from Sunday league football.
The former Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri, who led the club to the Premier League title in 2016, was given a hero’s welcome by the home fans before the game, but his side were behind in the 16th minute after James Maddison capitalised on an error from William Troost-Ekong.
Lookman was not called into Nigeria’s upcoming November international fixtures, but could be a part of the squad for next set of fixtures
The 24-year-old helped England win the Under-20 World Cup in 2017 but is eligible to play for the Super Eagles through his Nigerian parents.
The winger completed a move from German side Red Bull Leipzig on deadline day, signing a loan deal until season end.
Winger Lookman, who grew up in nearby Peckham, marked his full Foxes debut with the opening goal shortly after half-time.
The 23-year-old winger, on a season-long loan from German side RB Leipzig with a view to a permanent switch, has yet to really settle during his fledgling career.
Lookman spent the 2020-21 campaign on loan at Fulham, he scored four goals in 34 appearances.
The Athletic understands both Leicester and Lookman are keen on the deal although there is still work to be done before an agreement can be reached with Leipzig.
According to the Sun UK, Burnley are struggling to close a deal for the 2017 U20 World Cup winner with England.