Today we are looking at Leicester City injuries, and how they may affect the start of the 2025/26 season. Are Stephy Mavididi and Ricardo Pereira now injury worries ahead of the new term? Let's have a look at what was said after the non-competitive Karpaty Lviv and Köln clashes.
The last thing Leicester City bosses and fans want to hear is that one, or two, of their standout players being injured before a challenging Championship campaign gets underway. While LCFC currently have a vast squad of personnel, the two in question could be vital in the push to rejoin the Premier League next season.
And the Foxes roster is very likely to be "trimmed", in the words of manager Marti Cifuentes when recently speaking to BBC Sport whilst in Austria. The somewhat unnecessary summer tour in mainland Europe has now ended. This timely break before the storm now offers the Catalan gaffer, his staff, the recruitment team and director of football Jon Rudkin a chance to conduct business.
They must sell some deadwood; City have plenty of unwanted footballers on their books. The group must also possibly relinquish a star or two; making funds from either Bilal El Khannouss or Mads Hermansen feels essential and inevitable. Though the full back and wing departments were looking well-stocked and satisfactory to me. So losing a pair of the best operators from that area could be a real blow.
Stephy Mavididi, Ricardo Pereira injury worries ahead of Leicester City opener vs Sheffield Wednesday
Neither Mavididi or Ricardo appeared in the matches against Lviv or the Billy Goats. Two starting lineups were named, so considering the duo's obvious qualities, speculation began.
Thankfully Leicester Mercury reporter Jordan Blackwell was on hand to deliver some information. Although City supporters would probably rather not know if it is bad news for the important pair:
"We're told that Mavididi and Ricardo are both at the Merkur Arena to watch today's game, pointing to minor injury concerns."LCFC Live