Leicester City midfielder, Wilfred Onyinyen Ndidi has earned more plaudits from his coach at King Power Stadium, as Brendan Rodgers says the Super Eagles’ star is a key player any team would love to have, megasportsarena.com reports.
Speaking against the backdrop of frenetic transfer interest from Arsenal in Ndidi, Rodgers admitted it would be tough to let the lad go, especially as he has become an integral part of the title chasing squad.
Speaking ahead of their top-of-the-table clash with English Premier League leaders, Liverpool at home on Boxing Day, Rodgers added that his former team will be the latest to feel the impact Ndidi brings in the Foxes’ squad, where the youngster continues growing in value still arriving from RKC Genk of Belgium in 2017.
The former Swansea City, Liverpool and Celtic gaffer went on to reel out the individual sterling qualities Ndidi posses, all of which he acknowledged have occasioned interest from Arsenal in the lad, and ended with a hint that Leicester will do everything to keep him beyond this season.
Rodgers stressed: “Ndidi is absolutely key but for any team you need a good defensive midfield player that can do a lot of the dirty work as they say. He smells danger. He can cover the ground so fast, he can press up to the ball, he can cover in.
“He is improving and playing better. He is playing in a specific position we haven’t played before where he can run and he has got a clear role to sit and protect and be that link player. With the ball he is getting better. His game is simple. He just needs to serve the players in front of him and be an option to play off the centre-halves and full-backs and continuity in the game.”
