'It's Quite A Nasty Injury' - Rodgers Fears Ndidi Could Be Out Of Action For 12 Weeks If.....

Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers fears Wilfred Ndidi faces up to twelve weeks on the sidelines should the holding midfielder undergo surgery on his groin injury.

As exclusively reported by allnigeriasoccer.com on Tuesday, the Nigeria international has been playing through the pain barrier since the start of the season and aggravated the injury during Sunday's 4-2 win against Burnley.

Ndidi, who has filled in at center back in the Foxes first two matches of the new Premier League season, was not in the squad beaten by Arsenal in the third round of the League Cup on Wednesday evening.

"We’re just waiting to hear more on that, but he could be anything between six and 12 weeks. It’s an abductor which may have come off the bone," Rodgers confirmed to Leicester City's official webpage.

"It’s quite a nasty injury, so we’re waiting to see if he needs an operation or not. If it’s an operation, then he’ll be at least 12 weeks."

Ndidi has pulled out of the Nigeria squad for the upcoming games against Ivory Coast and Tunisia as a result of the ailment.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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