Ghanaian defender Daniel Amartey available for Leicester City ahead of Tottenham game

Published on: 18 December 2020

Ghana defender Daniel Amartey is available for Leicester City ahead of their clash against Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League, club boss Brendan Rodgers has stated.

Amartey recently returned to training after spending two months on the sidelines due to a hamstring injury picked up while in action against West Ham United in October.

The 25-year-old has missed Leicester's last three league games due to match fitness concerns despite his availability but now looks set to complete his comeback with matchday involvement.

"Everyone [from Wednesday's 2-0 defeat to Everton] is available," Rodgers said in his pre-match press conference.

"We will hopefully have Timothy Castagne as well, which will be great news to get him back.

"Apart from that, the squad will be the same. Daniel Amartey may well be available as well, so both those players [returning] will be great news for us.

"We’ll look over that at over the next 24 hours. He’s [Castagne] come through training very well. He was close for the Everton game, but we felt it would be best to keep him out and get him ready for the weekend.

"If you’ve seen him play, you see the penetration he gives the team, his running ability off the ball, he gets in behind. He’s got great energy in the game, a great enthusiasm."

Amartey has made only two league appearances for Leicester so far this season.

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