Ndidi Out, Winks Doubtful - Van Nistelrooy's Injury Update

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Ndidi Out, Winks Doubtful - Van Nistelrooy's Injury Update

Leicester City Manager Ruud van Nistelrooy has confirmed Wilfred Ndidi is unavailable for Saturday’s trip to Newcastle United, while Harry Winks is yet to be assessed.

2024-12-12T13:58+00:00

by Sam Stevens

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12 Dec, 2024

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Ndidi Out, Winks Doubtful - Van Nistelrooy's Injury Update

Leicester City Manager Ruud van Nistelrooy has confirmed Wilfred Ndidi is unavailable for Saturday’s trip to Newcastle United, while Harry Winks is yet to be assessed.

Sam Stevens

2024-12-12T13:58+00:00

Ndidi Out, Winks Doubtful - Van Nistelrooy's Injury Update

Leicester City Manager Ruud van Nistelrooy has confirmed Wilfred Ndidi is unavailable for Saturday’s trip to Newcastle United, while Harry Winks is yet to be assessed.

Sam Stevens

2024-12-12T13:58+00:00

Ndidi Out, Winks Doubtful - Van Nistelrooy's Injury Update

Leicester City Manager Ruud van Nistelrooy has confirmed Wilfred Ndidi is unavailable for Saturday’s trip to Newcastle United, while Harry Winks is yet to be assessed.

Sam Stevens

2024-12-12T13:58+00:00

Ndidi Out, Winks Doubtful - Van Nistelrooy's Injury Update

Leicester City Manager Ruud van Nistelrooy has confirmed Wilfred Ndidi is unavailable for Saturday’s trip to Newcastle United, while Harry Winks is yet to be assessed.

Sam Stevens

2024-12-12T13:58+00:00

Ruud van Nistelrooy has spoken to the media before Leicester City's next outing
The Foxes tackle Newcastle United in the Premier League at St. James' Park on Saturday
Wilfred Ndidi could be out for a 'couple of weeks' with a hamstring complaint
Harry Winks is a doubt as well, but van Nistelrooy pointed to other midfield options

The Foxes are due at St. James’ Park for a 3pm GMT kick-off on Saturday as the Premier League festive schedule begins to bite. Ndidi was forced off during last weekend’s 2-2 home draw with Brighton & Hove Albion, and Winks has been absent since the 2-1 reverse to Chelsea on 23 November.

First addressing Ndidi’s condition, van Nistelrooy told reporters on Thursday: “He has a hamstring injury, so he’s not available for [Saturday's] game.

“We’re looking at his progress and how he will react to the injury, but it looks like it’s at least a couple of weeks.”

Asked to rate Winks’ chances of involvement at Newcastle, the Dutchman added: “Doubtful. He’s done parts of team training, today for example.

Wilfred Ndidi had to be withdrawn against Brighton last weekend.

“Tomorrow we can increase that and we’ll assess tomorrow if he’s available for the squad on Saturday, but it’s something that’s very difficult. Today was the first time he had partial team training.”

With midfield options at a premium at the moment, as Boubakary Soumaré is also set to serve a one-game suspension, van Nistelrooy spoke about one of those options – former Tottenham Hotspur man Oliver Skipp. Skipp featured from the bench, replacing Ndidi, against Brighton and played a decisive role in City’s remarkable five-minute, two-goal late comeback at King Power Stadium.

“First of all, he’s a very good age, a young talented player with a bit of experience already in the Premier League,” van Nistelrooy explained. “He’s a great team player.

“The way he came on against Brighton, he helped the team progress in the second half towards the draw. He’s very dynamic and can track back. He’s good on the ball, with the pass he played into Bobby [De Cordova-Reid] for Jamie [Vardy’s] goal.

“I’m very happy to have him round. We have injuries and suspensions, and he’s prepared to fill in whenever he’s needed.”

Oliver Skipp signed from Spurs last season and could be one option for the Manager.

There are other possibilities to explore, including youngsters from the Academy, but the Manager was naturally keen to keep his cards close to his chest.

“It's something we have to be prepared for,” the 48-year-old continued. “We had a week also to prepare the players that are in the squad to play there.

“We have options, players that don’t regularly play that [position] but might have to play there during the game when some things can happen.

“There’s also players from Under-21s in our sessions, like Henry [Cartwright], [so we’ll] assess him and see if he can do the job. We’ll bring him in [to training], assessing the fact that we’re missing two for sure, and Harry is very doubtful.

“There’s Skippy and Hamza [Choudhury] that can play in these positions and other players who don’t regularly play there, from the backline, or the wing sides. We’ve got some options that we’ve trained and you’ll see what we come up with on Saturday.”

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