When Leicester hope to have Ricardo Pereira back from injury

If you hope to have Ricardo Pereira, Leicester City’s brilliant Portuguese right-back, in your Fantasy Premier League team – this information may help you.

Foxes of Leicester consider the loss of Ricardo Pereira before the Premier League restart, the most significant hindrance which ended Leicester City’s Champions League dream.

Portugal’s superb, attacking right-back is a premiership star. There’s absolutely no doubt about it. His influence is obviously immeasurable overall, with regards to points from games. Yet his worthy goal involvement statistics and directness in games are sights to behold for the Blue Army.

When will Ricardo Pereira return for Leicester City?

Whilst Ricardo has been convalescing, former Luton Town defender James Justin deputised for the Portuguese. Justin has been attributed with fairly mixed reviews: I wouldn’t say the majority were negative, although they were ultimately disappointed reviews.

Unfortunately for the King Power side’s supporters, the latter is likely to continue as the first choice right-back for at least the start of the 2020/21 term. This is because the earliest Ricardo can realistically return is the beginning of October.

In fact, the 26 year old only recovered enough for physiotherapy around August. He is now running but hasn’t rejoined full training with the rest of fit team-mates. When boss Brendan Rodgers last spoke of his player’s issue, the Northern Irishman suggested the same month for a comeback.

Elsewhere around King Power, details of this season’s Europa League has filtered down. During Leicester‘s fifth appearance into Europe, twice in the former UEFA Cup but their first adventure in the UEL. The draw for the initial round proper takes place on October 2, in Athens, Greece. Matches will occur from then through November to December. Hopefully Ricardo will feature.