Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers has revealed that they are hopeful of having defensive midfielder Wilfred Ndidi fit to face Nottingham Forest on Monday night.
The Nigeria international did not feature for the Super Eagles in their friendly against Algeria on Tuesday - unlike Forest centre-forward Taiwo Ayoniyi who came on as a second-half substitute - having already returned to the East Midlands after only taking part in light training sessions earlier in the break. Ndidi's participation was deemed not worth the risk after tweaking a hamstring muscle during Leicester's last outing against Tottenham Hotspur.
That resulted in a late withdrawal to be replaced by fellow midfielder Boubakary Soumaré, but prior to that, Ndidi has played the full 90 minutes in five out of their six Premier League matches this season, with the only exception being against Chelsea when he was introduced for a late cameo. Rodgers is now hopefully having his midfielder back to bolster the midfield against the Reds
