Waving flag with Leicester City FC football club logo. Editorial 3D
Many would have put their money on Wilfred Ndidi dumping Leicester City when the 2015/16 Premier League winner were relegated to the English Championship penultimate season. Against all odds however, the midfield enforcer stayed on and helped the Foxes return to the English top tier. The Super Eagle on Wednesday was at the new Maracana Stadium, Ajegunle, Ajeromi/Ifelodun Local Government, Lagos State, where he opened a hostel, he built at the edifice. Kunle Adewale caught up with him and he shared among other things, his future at the King Power Stadium, Nigeria’s World Cup qualifier encounter against South Africa, his association with the Maracana Stadium amongst many other germane issues
With the European season just ended, it is natural that speculations would be rife on the future of some players and Super Eagles midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi is not an exception as his future with Leicester City is speculated to be coming to an end, especially with Serie A giants, Juventus, Lyon of France, Barcelona amongst some other clubs are said to be scrambling for the signature of the Nigerian. The former Nath Boys of Lagos player however admitted that some of these clubs have indeed contacted him but nothing concrete has been concluded.
“Yes, I have been contacted by some clubs but my family and I will have to look into which club and country is best for us and a decision would be made in the coming weeks. But for now I don’t know yet,” he said.
Asked whether it ever crossed his mind to dump the King Power Stadium when his team was relegated to the English Championship, the 27-year-old said, “I really felt bad when we were relegated but the thought of leaving Leicester City then didn’t occur to me because I love the team, they brought me to the Premier League, I have been there like for seven years, so, it was not my intention to leave then because I felt we can give the Championship a good shot at, and thank God things worked out well and we’re back in the Premier League after just one year.”
