Leicester City have provided an update on when James Maddison may return to action.
The midfielder suffered a hamstring injury in November that ruled him out of England’s first World Cup games in Qatar. Three Lions fans were desperate to see the 26-year-old in Gareth Southgate’s 26-man squad and they got their wish, but Maddison didn’t play a minute all season.
He has arguably been the Foxes’ best player this season; seven goals and four assists in 13 appearances saw his team leave the relegation zone ahead of the international break after a dismal start to the season. They are now 13th in the Premier League.
Tonight Leicester saw a 3-0 win against MK Dons in a Carabao Cup tie. Maddison was not included in the squad sheet, but assistant manager Chris Davies confirmed that the Englishman has almost fully recovered from the hamstring issue and may be fit to play Newcastle United on Boxing Day.
Maddison expected to return for Boxing Day clash
He said (via Independiente): “We just need to get him up to speed really, he’ll be training this week. He was training with England, he didn’t train initially when he first went, but then he did.
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“He’s fine, he’ll train with us this week and he’s fine. It’s just a matter of updating it. James came back a bit later than the other guys who played tonight from the World Cup, so he wasn’t ready to play, as would the other guys if they came back later.
“Yes, he is training this week. I hope it will be available by Boxing Day.”
