Barcelona eyeing Wilfred Ndidi as Sergio Busquets replacement
FC Barcelona are eyeing Leicester City’s Wilfred Ndidi as a potential long-term replacement for the legendary Sergio Busquets, as per Spanish outlet Don Balon.
Well, to even be included in this conversation is in itself a testament to the world-class ability of Ndidi, who is perhaps the best defensive midfielder in England and yes, easily among the top five in the world, too.
And Barca’s interest – if the reports are true – should not come as a surprise to anyone. Not even a record move to the Camp Nou this summer should surprise anyone. After all, he is at that level.
As well as consistently being up there in the league charts for the most tackles and recoveries, he has also been responsible for turning Leicester into one of the country’s better defensive outfits. Remember, when he was fit and firing this season, the East Midlanders were not conceding a lot.
It is when he was sidelined at the start of the year that Leicester went missing. They lacked control and authority in the middle of the park, the direct consequence of which was a horrible run of results and plenty of doubts over UEFA Champions League qualification.
When N’Golo Kante left for Chelsea immediately after the title triumph of 2016, and let’s be honest here, none of us thought that Leicester will ever find someone with half his ability, let alone someone as good or better.
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Ndidi, however, has proved everyone wrong, even if it took him a bit of time.