Leicester City return to action in just a few days, so we’re more than halfway through the international break.
City fans don’t have to wait as long as others for the team to return to action after a weekend without Championship games. They play Southampton at St Mary’s Stadium on Friday (8 p.m. kickoff).
It does, however, imply that Enzo Maresca will not have much time to prepare until his international players return. Those absent are Mads Hermansen, Danny Ward, Wout Faes, Harry Souttar, Callum Doyle, Cesare Casadei, Wilfred Ndidi, Kelechi Iheanacho, and Patson Daka.
The bulk have been in action over the weekend, with Souttar and Daka scoring, and fingers crossed that they all return with a clean bill of health. For those who have remained at Seagrave, all eyes have been on the game against Southampton, and City may have received a major injury boost ahead of the game with the return of Conor Coady to training.
Here’s an update on the City squad’s injury situation.
Coady, Conor
Coady had a foot injury during pre-season after coming at the King Power Stadium in the summer, preventing him from making his debut for the club. However, this could happen shortly.
After spending the first few weeks in a protective boot and watching from a distance,
The defender is almost ready to return. He was supposed to return to training this week, and it appears like he did.
Coady has been seen participating in rondos with his colleagues in club videos released this week, much to the pleasure of social media supporters. It remains to be seen whether Friday night’s game will come too soon for Coady, but he appears to be moving closer to making his long-awaited debut for the club.
Mr. Dennis Praet
Praet has missed the last four games of the season owing to a back injury received on the Friday before the match against Cardiff City. Maresca, Enzo
“This is a significant injury.” It’s most likely between 10 and 12 weeks. “It’s his back,” he explained. It means Praet won’t be able to play again until around November, with a game against Leeds United on November 4th perhaps being planned.
Smithies, Alex
The goalie has not played for the club since signing last summer, however he was brought in as the team’s third choice goalkeeper behind Daniel Iversen and Danny Ward. He has fallen lower down the pecking order due to the development of Jakub Solarkczyk and the arrival of Mads Hermansen, but he has also been unavailable due to injury.
It’s unclear how long he’ll be out, but he won’t be eligible to play for City in the Championship until after January. With City’s squad one over the 25-man limit, Smithies was left out when the squad was released by the EFL this week.
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