Reports late on Wednesday night said Ndidi will sign a three-year deal at City, which would take his spell at the club beyond a decade. His new deal will also include a release clause, it’s said.
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The 27-year-old is one of the Foxes’ longest-serving players having arrived at the King Power Stadium in January 2017.
After West Brom goalkeeper Alex Palmer had saved a Vardy header, Ndidi reacted quickest to slot home the rebound
The 26-year-old remained with the Foxes over the summer despite their relegation from the Premier League, and he has been a key player for the club this season, featuring on 10 occasions in all competitions, scoring three goals and registering one assist in the process.
The Nigeria international was linked with a move away from the club in the final days of the summer transfer window.
The former Manchester City assistant, who is 43 years old, had been linked as a contender for the Celtic job.
Osimhen has been in the greatest form of his life for Napoli in their campaign in Series A and the UEFA Champions League
Both countries’ A squads go for each other’s jugular at the 50,000-capacity Estádio José Alvalade on Portugal
The Foxes have been without the defensive midfielder since the 4-0 win over Nottingham Forest earlier this month.
The Foxes manager Brendan Rodgers revealed this on Monday.
The Reds travel to the King Power Stadium on Monday night in what could be a crucial match at the bottom of the Premier League table.
The Foxes have accrued just one point from six Premier League games so far this season.
With one draw apiece from their opening two fixtures, the Foxes and Saints currently occupy 15th and 17th place in the Premier League standings.
Arsenal, in their pre-season campaign, showed incredible form as they wrapped up the campaign with a 6-0 win over Sevilla on July 30, 2022. New signing, Gabriel Jesus, is looking to be a good deal for Arsenal as he netted a hat trick in the match. But the Eagle boss, Patrick Vieira, will no doubt love to start with a win against his old side.
Leicester City coach Brendan Rodgers handed Iheanacho his first start in preseason when the Foxes locked horns with English League One side Derby County in their fourth preseason game.
For the latest injury, the well respected Nigerian Super Eagles international twisted his ankle during training.
Ndidi suffered the knee injury in March and required surgery, which ruled him out of the remainder of the 2021/22 season.
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.
The Nigerian midfielder sustained the issue in the Europa Conference League against Rennes last week and was nowhere to be seen in the Foxes’ 2-1 win over Brentford at the weekend.
This is coming five days before the national team face off with regional rivals, Ghana, in a 2022 World Cup playoff.