Iheanacho seeing specialist

Jack Ottman 6 years ago 794
Kelechi Iheanacho injured his toe in a pre-season match against Borussia Monchengladbach. LCFC.

The Leicester striker has visited a specialist as he continues to struggle with a toe injury.

The £25m summer signing picked up the injury in a pre-season friendly against Borussia Monchengladbach at the beginning of August.

He made his debut for the Foxes during the opening day defeat to Arsenal, coming on as a subsitute after 82 minutes.

However, the 20-year-old striker is still experiencing discomfort and so a late decision will be made on his fitness before Saturday's home match against Brighton. 

"He didn't [train on Thursday]," said Leicester boss Craig Shakespeare.

"He's had a bit of discomfort with his toe so we've taken him out. I'll make a late decision tomorrow morning."

"We've been able to extend his fitness because of the discomfort he's got in there. But he's been to see a specialist and we're trying to give him enough time to recover from that.

"It's been very hard because he's been behind the fitness levels of the others because of his late start with us.

"We're giving him every opportunity to get his fitness levels up and so we'll make a late decision on that."Sometimes he's getting a lot of discomfort, so we're trying to

"He can run but not at full pelt. Striking a ball, if he catches it wrong on his toe, it's a problem. Sometimes he's getting a lot of discomfort so we're trying to manage that as best as we can.

"It's a natural thing for most players in terms of a specialist in that area. It's really just a second opinion."

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