Super Eagles
and Leicester striker Kelechi Iheanacho has visited a specialist as he
continues to struggle with a toe complaint.
The Nigerian
international, a £25million summer signing from Manchester City, sustained the
injury at the beginning of this month in Leicester's final pre-season friendly
against Borussia Monchengladbach.
He still
made his full debut for the Foxes last week as they got their Premier League
campaign underway against Arsenal, lasting 82 minutes of the 4-3 defeat at the
Emirates Stadium.
However,
Iheanacho is still experiencing some discomfort and a late decision will be
made on his fitness ahead of Saturday's home match against Brighton.
"He
didn't [train on Thursday]. He's had a bit of discomfort with his toe so we've
taken him out. I'll make a late decision tomorrow morning," Leicester boss
Craig Shakespeare said. "We've been able to extend his fitness because of
the discomfort he's got in there. But he's been to see a specialist and we're
trying to give him enough time to recover from that.
"It's
been very hard because he's been behind the fitness levels of the others
because of his late start with us. So we're giving him every opportunity to get
his fitness levels up and so we'll make a late decision on that.
"He can
run but not at full pelt. Striking a ball, if he catches it wrong on his toe,
it's a problem. So sometimes he's getting a lot of discomfort, so we're trying
to manage that as best as we can. It's a natural thing for most players in
terms of a specialist in that area. It's really just a second opinion."
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