Napoli v Leicester: Foxes have seven players out for crunch Europa League clash in Naples due to Covid-19

Napoli v Leicester: Foxes have seven players out for crunch Europa League clash in Naples due to Covid-19

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.Leicester have seven players unavailable for their crunch final Europa League group game against Napoli.Kelechi Iheanacho, Ademola Lookman and Ayoze Perez have been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19, while three members of staff have not made the trip to Naples.

Rodgers told reporters: “There are some players and staff who are not here. We have had some positive cases and some people who are not well.

“Youri [Tielemans] has trained very well and he will be available. Ryan [Bertrand] has been out for a week or so and he will be available for the game.

“We will have seven unavailable. That’s something that you will see in time. It’s been the last few days really.

“You’re starting to see a few more cases. It’s about the health of our players and we have to respect the travel, coming into Italy. We still have a strong squad here. It’s just not a fully-fit squad.”

With just two points separating all four teams in Group C, Leicester know victory in Naples will seal their place in the last-16 of the competition…

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