Leicester v Arsenal: Update on Jamie Vardy’s fitness

Before Leicester City play Arsenal, they meet Brighton & Hove Albion in the Carabao Cup. Meanwhile, a claim’s been made about Jamie Vardy’s fitness ahead of the Gunners clash.

Once upon a time, famous former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger unsuccessfully courted the services of Jamie Vardy. And who could blame him?! Rumour has it there was even a meeting between the two on the matter. Then Leicester apparently matched the wages offered, Vardy stayed a Fox and the rest is history.

Considering the fact that the iconic striker has this interesting connection with the North London outfit and has eight goals in eight starts versus the Gunners – the ‘near’ move seemed to have spurned him on against the opponents even more so than before to prove his worth – LCFC supporters will hope the ex-England man is available following a knee issue.

Thankfully for the LCFC faithful, Jordan Blackwell of Leicester Mercury says Vardy is “in contention” to face Mikel Arteta’s team on Saturday lunchtime, as you can see in the above tweet. Even though Patson Daka is in fine form, as is Kelechi Iheanacho, Vardy’s presence is welcome on any football pitch. The latter was not in the matchday squad for the Brighton match.

Leicester City veteran faces short spell on sideline

We all love Marc Albrighton, well, Leicester fans in the Blue Army, that is. He is a bonafide club legend as part of the main starting eleven from 2015/16, in Claudio Ranieri’s Premier League title-winning side. Albrighton is also a fan favourite for many reasons, one being his down-to-earth nature for a professional footballer.

Therefore there was uproar when the winger was on the receiving end of a terrible tackle whilst featuring for the Foxes in the Europa League against Spartak Moscow in Russia. LCFC boss Brendan Rodgers suggested that the incident was “a horrendous challenge”; additionally stating that his player might be unavailable for two-to-three weeks. Read more here.