Nampalys Mendy is ‘ready’ to leave Leicester City with Russian giants CSKA Moscow set to offer the Premier League misfit a fresh start this summer, as reported by Transfermarkt.
If Senegal supporters were concerned about Mendy’s lack of match fitness ahead of this year’s African Cup of Nations, well, they needn’t have worried.
Despite being restricted to just 31 minutes of football so far for Leicester City in 2021/22, Mendy didn’t look like a man who has spent six months on the side-lines at AFCON.
He even earned a place in the Team of the Tournament, so impressive was he in Senegal’s journey to continental glory.
According to Transfermarkt, Mendy’s terrific performances in Cameroon may have implications for his future at club level.
Scouts working on behalf of CSKA Moscow were struck by Mendy’s energy and tenacity at the heart of the Senegal midfield.
They could offer one of the longest-serving players in Brendan Rodgers’ squad a route out of the King Power Stadium when the transfer window opens again.
Has Nampalys Mendy played his last game for Leicester?
Leicester are unlikely to stand in Mendy’s way.
The 29-year-old, signed from Nice as a replacement for N’Golo Kante, has just over 12 months left on his contract.
Rodgers, meanwhile, admitted after the 4-1 FA Cup battering at Nottingham Forest that a number of players may be pushed out the door this summer to make way for some fresh blood.
Mendy’s started just 19 games in the last two-and-a-half Premier League seasons. The midfielder, then, is one of many ripe for the cull.
One player Leicester will be keen to keep, however, is Youri Tielemans.
The Belgian international has looked a shadow of his usually effervescent self of late. Uncertainty surrounding his future is proving to be a rather unwelcome distraction.
According to Goal, Tielemans’ agent recently held talks with Arsenal. Liverpool and Manchester United may make a move of their own.
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