The role Papy Mendy will play at Leicester now he’s reinstated

Whilst Leicester City chose not to turn to the transfer market in January, they will be welcoming back a handful of players that may well feel like new signings. James Justin has started his return – looking as lively as ever – and will only continue to get stronger, Wesley Fofana will join first-team training in mid-February, and now, it seems like Papy Mendy’s LCFC career has gotten another lifeline.

In the summer, it looked like Mendy was destined to leave; first team football was hard to come by in the second half of last season, and Boubakary Soumaré’s arrival seemed to be the final blow. A loan move to Galatasaray was on the cards, but eventually broke down, leaving the Senegal international to fight for his place in the squad.

A well-documented injury crisis led to Brendan Rodgers selecting the outcasted Filip Benkovic in his 25-man Premier League and Europa League squads in the summer, leaving Mendy without a place. From then-on, it seemed inevitable that Mendy would depart, making only 1 first team appearance as a substitute in the Foxes’ win over Brighton in the Carabao Cup. Please click the link below to go to the subsequent page of the article.