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BBC News
29-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Ndidi available for £9m relegation release clause
Leicester midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is available for a £9m relegation release clause this summer. The 28-year-old's clause was activated last weekend when the Foxes lost 1-0 to now-champions Liverpool and were relegated to the Championship with five games to go. Leicester have since lost 3-0 away at Wolves and the Nigeria international is among several members of the squad now considering his future. The Midlands club feel well placed to revamp the squad with release clauses rare at the King Power Stadium and only three players out of contract - goalkeepers Daniel Iversen and Danny Ward, along with legendary striker Jamie Vardy, who has announced he will leave Leicester after 13 glorious years at the meanwhile, had interest from clubs like Marseille and Everton while available on a free transfer last summer. However, Leicester managed to sign Ndidi to a new three-year deal last summer. He was signed in 2017 in a £17m deal from Genk, but the pressure from interested parties likely led to the inclusion of a release clause as part of his most recent deal. Ndidi has won an FA Cup and the Championship last season while at Leicester and has played 27 times in all competitions during this campaign.
Telegraph
27-02-2025
- Sport
- Telegraph
West Ham vs Leicester predictions: Premier League tips and odds
West Ham United welcome Leicester City to the London Stadium on Thursday (kick-off, 8pm), a match that wraps up Gameweek 27 of the Premier League season. The reverse fixture in December was Ruud van Nistelrooy's first game as manager of Leicester and they claimed a 3-1 victory. Van Nisterooy was appointed with Leicester on 10 points after 13 league matches but they have won only seven points from the same number of games under the Dutchman. Our expert has three selections for the match, including a goal for the home team's striker Jarrod Bowen. West Ham vs Leicester tips Jarrod Bowen to score any time @ 8/5 with bet365 Wilfred Ndidi to be shown a card @ 3/1 with bet365 Jordan Ayew 1.5+ fouls @ 5/4 with bet365 Odds courtesy of bet365. Correct at the time of publication and subject to change. If you already have a bet365 account and are looking for a new bookmaker to use for this weekend's football action, check out our list of the best free bets Bowen can fire against Foxes Only three places separate these clubs in the bottom five of the Premier League and it's not hard to pinpoint why both have struggled this season. West Ham are joint-16th among the division's highest scorers, with 30 goals, Leicester are 19th with 25 – and the two occupy the same places in the table. Of course, it may be that two porous defences make this a match in which the forwards on both sides are given a chance to find their shooting boots, but a safer play is to stick with a proven poacher. Our selection is Jarrod Bowen, whose header earned West Ham three points at Arsenal on Saturday. Bowen is his side's top scorer in the Premier League this season with seven, including two in three matches since his recovery from a fractured foot. Leicester have also been leaking goals in recent matches – 32 in Van Nistelrooy's 13 league games in charge and 10 in the previous three alone. Ndidi a contender for a card Leicester head West Ham in the yellow card count across both the season (62-57) and the previous six matches (13-11), and there is value to be had in them falling foul of the officials again tonight. Boubakary Soumare has been the worst offender for the Foxes, with eight yellow cards, ahead of Facundo Buonanotte (seven), Jannik Vestergaard and Jordan Ayew (five apiece), but Wilfred Ndidi's odds of 3/1 catch the eye in this market. Ndidi averages 1.6 fouls per match in the top flight this season and has been booked four times in 17 league matches. Up against the likes of Mohammed Kudus and Bowen, he can collect another here. Ayew appeals in fouls market West Ham duo Edson Alvarez (35) and Tomas Soucek (34) lead the standings in this category but there's an appealing consistency about the three Leicester players who follow them. The numbers of Ndidi (28), Jordan Ayew (27) and Buonanotte (27) demonstrate how Leicester are prepared to defend from the front as they fight to preserve their top-flight status. Across the past six matches, the trio's tallies are two fouls for Ndidi, four for Buonanotte and eight for Ayew, so we're backing the last of those to commit two or more fouls on Thursday. West Ham vs Leicester odds All odds courtesy of bet365. Correct at the time of publication and subject to change.
Yahoo
16-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Atletico Madrid keen on summer move for Premier League midfielder
It is no secret that Atletico Madrid want to sign a new defensive midfielder, having failed to address the position last summer. The fact that club captain Koke Resurreccion is coming towards the end of his career, coupled with the expected departure of Thomas Lemar, means that it is important for a pivot to arrive at the Metropolitano before the start of the 2025-26 season. Atleti's sporting department have been drawing up a shortlist over the last few months, which features the likes of Mallorca's Samu Costa. Another player that has now been added is Leicester City's Wilfred Ndidi, as reported by CaughtOffside. Ndidi had been linked with Barcelona last summer, before opting to sign a new contract with Leicester. However, he is expected to leave the Premier League side in 2025, and Atleti are in the race. It's not only Atleti that are showing interest in Ndidi, as the report states that Real Betis are also keen on the Nigerian international. Los Verdiblancos are expected to sell Johnny Cardoso to Tottenham Hotspur in the summer, and the search for a replacement appears to be underway. AS Monaco are said to be competing against Atleti and Betis, and they are reported to have had a £20m offer turned down during the winter transfer window. If Leicester City ask for a similar price in the summer, it could be tough for Ndidi to move to La Liga as neither club is likely to be overly willing to part ways with those funds more a player who would not be a nailed-on starter. It remains to be seen whether Ndidi ends up at Atletico Madrid or Betis. He would be a good squad player for either side, although the price would need to be right for a deal to be done.
New York Times
08-02-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
How ‘demanding' Wilfred Ndidi's return benefits Leicester City
Ruud van Nistelrooy hasn't had much luck since he took over as Leicester City manager. His luck was certainly out at Old Trafford as his side were dumped out of the FA Cup in controversial fashion. A debatable handball decision against James Justin, when the ball struck his elbow with his arm across his body, was compounded by former Leicester defender Harry Maguire scoring a stoppage-time header from a clear offside position. Advertisement The biggest bonus for Van Nistelrooy and Leicester, however, was the return of Wilfred Ndidi after missing 10 games with a hamstring injury. Van Nistelrooy had won and drawn his first two games in charge with Ndidi in the side. They then lost eight out of nine Premier League games without him. With Jamie Vardy missing with a minor injury, it was significant that Ndidi was handed the captain's armband. After such a lengthy absence he was never going to last the full 90 minutes, let alone an additional 30 if the game had gone to extra time. He left the field in the 58th minute, with Leicester 1-0 up and on the front foot. Without him, the old vulnerability became apparent again. He looked a little rusty with the ball, losing possession eight times and completing 35 of his 42 passes, and his defensive statistics weren't eye-catching either, with just one interception, blocked shot and clearance. But it was clear his presence lifted Leicester and those around him, especially Boubakary Soumare. Against Manchester United's midfield, the pair in tandem looked stronger and more aggressive. They are qualities Leicester have been lacking during their recent poor run. They have been far too easy to play against. They have been bullied and obliging with horrendous individual errors. Ndidi has never been easy to play against, even when Leicester have struggled. Soumare is a player with great potential but at times it is potential that threatens to never be fully realised. Against Tottenham he showed his qualities, driving forward from midfield with the ball and being aggressive in the tackle to win it back, as he did in the build-up to Vardy's equalising goal in north London. A week later, against Everton, he was shadow of that player, anonymous in large parts and lacking the same intensity. Whether it was Ndidi's presence at Old Trafford that spurred him back to his best form, the Frenchman certainly began to match the industry of the man alongside him. Advertisement Soumare made five tackles, the most by a Leicester player, with two interceptions and three clearances. He also made 60 passes, also the highest total, with a success rate of 85 per cent. Both were involved in Leicester's first-half goal, with Soumare pinching the ball back in the build up, and it was Ndidi who was on the end of El Khannouss' low cross that forced the eventual rebound for goalscorer Bobby De Cordova-Reid. Van Nistelrooy has lamented his side's performances in both boxes in many games, but Soumare in particular was a big influence in Leicester's area, especially as substitute Alejandro Garnacho was constantly able to deliver low dangerous crosses from the left. Invariably it was Soumare on hand to snuff the danger out. 'You've seen the game, you've seen the way he played, the way he lifted the team, on the ball, off the ball, his performance was excellent,' Van Nistelrooy said of Ndidi in his post-match press conference. 'Also his leadership. Not only did he wear the captain's armband, it was also the way he led the team, the way he was demanding from those around him, coaching, talking, preventing situations to occur. 'He and Bouba had a great partnership today, on the ball but also off the ball to control the game. 'We showed today that we are capable of competing.' After the Spurs win, hope returned to Leicester. A week later it disappeared again. The return of Ndidi and the physicality he and Soumare offer could bring renewed hope as Leicester try to find the fight to remain in the Premier League, and continue to rub shoulders with the likes of United next season.
