Increasingly unlikely Cengiz Under to sign for Leicester permanently

A fresh issue means it’s increasingly unlikely that Cengiz Under will become a permanent Fox at Leicester City following this latest Brendan Rodgers comment.

Brighton & Hove Albion were defeated in the final minutes of the FA Cup Fifth Round at King Power Stadium on Wednesday night.

Kelechi Iheanacho got the winner after Youri Tielemans was involved in what appeared to be an astute set piece routine.

Iheanacho’s header was bullet-like; as the net ruffled, Foxes fans realised they were in the quarter-finals of a competition they covet. The Blue Army wants to see its team finally lift the most prestigious domestic English cup trophy.

Worrying comments for Cengiz Under from Leicester City boss

Brendan Rodgers recently, effectively, revealed that he doesn’t trust Cengiz Under’s defensive capabilities. Even when the Foxes need a goal. Now the boss has made another negative comment on the Turk:

"“It’s not easy for him [Cengiz Under]: in the first half he gave the ball away too cheaply and needed to work harder, so we enforced that at half-time.”– Brendan RodgersVia Leicestershire Live"

To be fair, the manager also said the Roma loanee improve after the break, noting the player’s effort as well as a goal involvement. But, when considering all of Rodgers quotes on ‘Cengo’ – it’s not looking likely that Leicester will sign him permanently.

We can also give you Foxes another piece of information now, thanks to details released about the cup quarters. The draw for the competition will be undertaken on Thursday evening – Leicester’s third appearance at this stage in four years – at the end of the Wolverhampton Wanderers and Southampton game.

That time is approximately 7:45pm, unless extra-time pushes back the selections. This has been really well-devised by the FA, you can tell. Anyway, some of the standout potential opponents include: Manchester United, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City. Look out for ball No.8, as it represents the east Midlands side. Ties are due to be played around the weekend of March 20.