An ankle injury has sidelined Leicester forward Patson Daka for “a few months,” according to Foxes boss Steve Cooper on Friday.
According to Cooper, Jamie Vardy and Conor Coady would also be sidelined after Zambian international Saka suffered an injury during Leicester’s final preseason friendly against Lens. Saka has already undergone surgery.
“Patson is not great,” said Cooper ahead of his side’s Premier League opener at home to Tottenham on Monday. “He’s suffered quite a serious ankle injury.
“He’s had an operation and will be out for a few months. Vards has been injured since the second week of pre-season, he’s closer to returning but will be a little while.
“It’s not great. Conor Coady will be out for a few more weeks with his hamstring.
“Vards is at the latter stages of rehab. With his experience, he understands his body and will have a big say in that process of returning.”
Leicester also has the threat of a points deduction hanging over them for alleged breaches of the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules, with the Foxes having no plans to sign new players before Monday’s match with Spurs — their first fixture since returning to English footballs topflight.
“Every season you want to reinforce, you want to strengthen,” said Cooper. “We’re still going through that process. The club is working together, and the communication lines are great.
“It’s been a slow market. Once I knew this week that there wouldn’t be any additions for Monday, I put that to one side and focused on Monday. That’s the only thing we can influence,” he added.
