Some Leicester City fans have been reacting to recent reports which suggest that Barcelona are interested in signing Foxes midfielder Wilfred Ndidi.
Leicester City-focused Twitter account @LeicesterFanTV recently shared the alleged news that the Catalan team are “reportedly interested in Ndidi” via a tweet. This post has caught the attention of some Foxes supporters, many of whom have been sharing their opinion that Ndidi, who is currently valued at £40.5m according to Transfermarkt.co.uk, should not be sold.
The reports revealing Barcelona’s alleged interest in the Nigerian international originally surfaced from donbalon.com, who have recently claimed that Barca manager Quique Setien has taken a shine to the 23-year-old Leicester City man in his purported search for Arturo Vidal’s successor.
Some Leicester City fans have been reacting to @LeicesterFanTV’s recent tweet sharing this alleged news around Ndidi’s future. Read the reactions of some Foxes supporters to these reports in the tweets below.
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Barcelona reportedly interested in Ndidi
Clearly no Fans want to lose Wilf, but he has been having another outstanding season for us. Could you see a massive club like Barca come in for him
TWEET US YOUR VIEWS and ? if you want Wilf to stay#lcfc #leicester #leicestercity pic.twitter.com/k4CXyXctYY— Leicester Fan Tv (@LeicesterFanTV) March 24, 2020
He’s one of the best in Europe at what he does
If we want to build on this season’s (hopeful) 3rd place finish & challenge for the top 4 again (as well as a hopeful CL run), it’s critical we hold on to him
— chr15 – Wash your hands (@c_r_5) March 24, 2020
Think most clubs would want him,but they are not having him !!!
— Barbara Roberts (@Barb7045) March 24, 2020
100 million … no less
— SCL (@scholesleics) March 24, 2020
Could Leicester City replace Wilfred Ndidi?
NO, LEICESTER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REPLACE NDIDI
YES, NDIDI IS GOOD, BUT NOT IRREPLACEABLE
jog on Barca!!
— RaxM (@RaxM__) March 24, 2020
Could ruin him at this age still a good player
— Jt (@Jt5134) March 24, 2020
Get there 100 million out n we might get the pen out our back pocket.
— Tom wright (@Tomwrig03881788) March 24, 2020
What do we think?
It may be fair to say that Ndidi has played an important role this season for a Leicester side who currently sit in third place on the Premier League table. The Foxes midfielder has made an average of four tackles per game, in addition to 2.7 interceptions per game in the Premier League this season. The Nigerian midfielder has made more interceptions than any other Leicester City player this season, while he has also made more tackles than all but one other Foxes player this term.
Additionally, Ndidi has also played an average of 2.7 long balls per game in the 2019/20 Premier League season according to WhoScored.com, who have given him an average overall rating of 7.36 for his 23 Premier League appearances this season. This makes him The Foxes’ second-highest rated player for the 2019/20 Premier League campaign according to WhoScored.
Considering his impressive performances for the Foxes this term, it may be understandable why some Leicester fans have reacted negatively to the idea of the player leaving the club to join Barcelona in the summer.