Leicester City midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi could be sidelined for up to three months with an abductor injury , manager Brendan Rodgers said .
The 23- year -old Nigeria international sustained the injury in Sunday ’ s 4- 2 Premier League win over Burnley and missed their 2- 0 home defeat by Arsenal in the League Cup on Wednesday .
“ We are just waiting to hear more about that, but he could be anything between six and 12 weeks.
“ It is an abductor injury — it may have come off the bone which could be a nasty injury , so we will wait to see if needs an operation — if it does then it will be 12 weeks, ” Rodgers told reporters .
Ndidi had filled in as a makeshift center back for Leicester in their victories over West Bromwich Albion and Burnley.
Rodgers’ side faces Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday .
( Reuters /NAN )
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