Leicester City manager, Brendan Rodgers, has confirmed Wilfred Ndidi had a successful surgery and has started his recovery process. The Super Eagles midfielder suffered a knee injury in training on Tuesday. Ndidi subsequently missed his side’s League Cup tie against Aston Villa on Wednesday night.
Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard, has insisted a deal is not close for Lyon striker Moussa Dembele contrary to widespread media reports. Reports earlier this week claimed the Blues had already agreed personal terms with the 23-year-old, despite having seen a £34million bid rejected by the Ligue 1 club. Lampard is ready to sanction the sale of Olivier Giroud and is already eyeing possible replacements.
Barcelona want Al-Sadd boss Xavi Hernandez to replace Ernesto Valverde as the head coach immediately. According to Marca, CEO Oscar Grau and technical secretary Eric Abidal travelled to Doha on Friday to interview the former Blaugrana player. The meeting was planned a few days ago to offer Xavi the job for the next two full seasons, but the situation has escalated with the defeat to Atletico Madrid in the Supercopa de Espana.
Manchester United captain Ashley Young will join Inter Milan at the end of the season when his contract expires after rejecting a contract extension.
Reece James, Chelsea youngster is close to signing a new five-year deal with the club.
Former England striker, Emile Heskey, has described Leicester City forward, Kelech Iheanacho’s goal as ‘really impressive’ after the 23-year-old scored in the Foxes’ 1-1 draw against Aston Villa on Wednesday night at the King Power Stadium.
