Claudio Ranieri has revealed that André-Frank Zambo Anguissa is closing in on a return to action, although Alfie Mawson is set for an extended spell out.
Mawson was withdrawn at half-time of our 1-0 win over Huddersfield Town at the end of December, but Ranieri expects to have the centre-back available for the closing fixtures of the campaign.
“Anguissa has come back training with the First Team, but he’s not ready yet,” Ranieri stated in Monday’s press conference. “And Mawson will have a check in six weeks. He’s not finished for the season, I wait for him to be ready at the end of the season.
“We’ll check on his surgery in six weeks. Then we can restart with him for the last month. The last five matches I think he’ll be ready.”
Another who has been out of the side in recent weeks is Aboubakar Kamara, and when asked if he’s in contention for the Brighton & Hove Albion fixture, Ranieri replied: “In this moment, no. He’s suspended from the club, and we are waiting, I am waiting.
“I don’t know what’s happened here. Now there is a club investigation and I am waiting, but if he comes back it’s no problem for me. For the team there is no problem.
“It’s had no influence [on team morale]. Everybody is working well, there’s no problem.”