Jamie Vardy out till March amid Leicester harm woes

Leicester striker Jamie Vardy’s hamstring harm will maintain him out for as much as two extra months, supervisor Brendan Rodgers mentioned Friday.
The crew’s main scorer this season was injured in a 1-0 win over Liverpool final week and was initially anticipated to return this month.
“We’re looking at up to eight weeks,” Rodgers mentioned. “His is the higher end of his hamstring. You are looking into March for Jamie. He doesn’t need an operation and that was the only good news from it.”

The information was worse for centre-back Jonny Evans, who wanted surgical procedure on his injured hamstring. The Northern Ireland worldwide will likely be side-lined till April, Rodgers mentioned. Evans was injured in the course of the 4-0 win over Newcastle on Dec. 12.

“Jamie will be out for a number of weeks. It’s been unfortunate for him, but we’re looking at up to eight weeks, so he will be out for a period of time.”
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Vardy has scored 9 objectives, third-most within the Premier League this season. His absence leaves Leicester with a striker scarcity, as Patson Daka remains to be recovering from an harm and Kelechi Iheanacho is with Nigeria on the African Cup of Nations.
Rodgers had earlier attributed Vardy’s harm to the packed festive schedule and the additional calls for positioned on gamers as a consequence of COVID-19.
FA Cup champion Leicester hosts Watford on Saturday within the third spherical of the competitors.