Will centre-back Filip Benkovic be returning to Leicester in January?

Leicester City centre-back Filip Benkovic is currently on loan at Championship outfit Cardiff City. Will the Croatian return to Filbert Way in 2021?

The contrast of Filip Benkovic’s time at Leicester City in comparison with Caglar Soyuncu‘s is stark. Especially for two up and coming centre-halves joining the Foxes on the same day, August 9, 2018.

That’s not to say that the Croat won’t make the senior grade with the east Midlanders. If he wasn’t an exceptional prospect – Leicester wouldn’t have taken a chance.

Before

‘ arrival as Foxes boss, he was manager of Scottish side Celtic. With the Hoops, the Northern Irishman won all domestic trophies, consistently. Benkovic was actually loaned there and did a great job, collecting silverware in the process.

Will Filip Benkovic return to Leicester City?

Unfortunately a subsequently injury-plagued loan with Bristol City and a disappointing contemporary period at Cardiff City have transpired, where he scored a 3/10 on his debut from WalesOnline. With Cardiff fans said to have watched ‘through fingers covering their eyes’.

Nevertheless, it is likely Benkovic will receive a chance under Rodgers at some point. My guess is summer pre-season 2021; the 23-year-old’s temporary deal expires at the end of this campaign, if the Bluebirds don’t decide to terminate it early.

Despite centre-backs wearing thin at Leicester presently, Rodgers says he wants the player to find his form from their time together north of the border.

Thankfully, Leicester now have a break from action for a good few days until they meet Newcastle United at St James’ Park. Steve Bruce’s side will in no way be a pushover – but no Premier League outfit really are. It is feasible that Rodgers will revert to his preeminent, starting eleven for the Magpies clash. However, the boss also recently said that it is unnecessary to have a ‘best XI’ in the contemporary era – so who really knows or can predict what the gaffer has up his sleeve?