Injury-hit Leicester City will not be able to include Vontae Daley-Campbell in their squad against Slavia Prague on Thursday due to a Europa League rule, as reported by the Mercury.
Saturday’s 3-1 dismantling of Premier League champions Liverpool was impressive enough.
But when you consider that the Foxes did the job without Wesley Fofana, James Justin, Timothy Castagne and more, a fine result feels even more commendable.
Yet with a gruelling fixture list on the horizon, Brendan Rodgers has an almighty task on his hands as he looks to guide a Leicester side beset with fitness problems into the latter stages of the Europa League, while maintaining their top-four charge.
The Mercury claims that Ayoze Perez is also unlikely to feature against Czech champions Slavia Prague this week, while Wes Morgan and Dennis Praet are definitely unavailable.
You can expect to see a number of little-known youngsters travel with the senior squad then. But Daley-Campbell, the attack-minded right-back who made his debut in the FA Cup last week, will not be among them.
Under Europa League rules, clubs can call U21 players into their matchday squad, as long as they have been part of the academy for three years.
Daley-Campbell, however, joined from Arsenal just 18 months ago, rendering him unavailable.
Highly-rated midfielder Sidnei Tavares should be included, however.
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