Now that Brendan Rodgers is officially the new Celtic manager, it hasn’t taken long for the club to be linked with players that used to play for him when he was in charge at Leicester City.
This afternoon, 67 Hail Hail told how the club was linked to Daniel Amartery as the Leicester City defender’s contract expires at the end of this month.
And now, it seems that another of Rodgers’ former players at the recently relegated club is being linked to Celtic. 51-cap Nigerian international, Wilfred Ndidi is reportedly a target for the new Celtic manager according to The Daily Mail.
Ndidi was signed by Leicester in 2016. He has made 237 appearances for the club and has scored 11 goals and created 12 assists. [Transfermarkt]
Under Brendan Rodgers, Ndidi helped Leicester to two fifth-placed finishes in the English Premier League and to an FA Cup win in 2021 and Community Shield win in 2022 before succumbing to relegation from the English top flight this season.
The 26-year-old is also comfortable playing in either side of a central defensive pairing so could be a useful utility player should Rodgers decide to make his move.
However, just last year whilst at Leicester, Rodgers himself said Ndidi was worth in excess of £50m as transfer rumours circulated that Aston Villa were set to place a bid for the central midfielder. [Talksport]
Ndidi has just one year left on his contract at The Foxes. With the Midlands club now facing an uncertain future in the second tier of English football and with their well-documented financial issues [Sky Sports], Leicester could be tempted into making a cut-price deal to get some much-needed funds in the door and money off the wage bill.
This is certainly one to watch with interest as Ndidi is a quality player. No doubt as the week rolls on, more transfer links will appear as Brendan Rodgers gets his feet under the table at Celtic for the second time.
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