{"id":216535,"date":"2023-11-15T16:20:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T16:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=216535"},"modified":"2023-11-15T16:20:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T16:20:23","slug":"barcelona-lining-up-shock-free-transfer-raid-on-the-championship-with-boss-xavi-keen-on-leicester-star-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/sport\/barcelona-lining-up-shock-free-transfer-raid-on-the-championship-with-boss-xavi-keen-on-leicester-star-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona 'lining up shock free transfer' raid on the Championship with boss Xavi keen on Leicester star | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

BARCELONA are lining up a shock swoop for Wilfred Ndidi, according to reports. <\/p>\n

The 26-year-old currently plays for Leicester in the Championship.<\/p>\n


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The midfielder's contract with the Foxes expires next summer. <\/p>\n

And this could prompt financially-troubled Barcelona into making a move either in January or in the free agency market in summer.<\/p>\n

According to Sport, the Spanish giants interest is not new either. <\/p>\n

In previous years there is said to have been an approach to sign the Nigerian with a price of \u00a361million being quoted.<\/p>\n

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Ndidi was unable to secure a move away from England's second tier over the summer, with Leicester reportedly wanting \u00a320m to sell.<\/p>\n

That being said, the LaLiga outfit are not the only club interested in signing him, with Bayern Munich, Juventus and Atletico Madrid also in the running.<\/p>\n

He joined from Belgian side Genk in January 2017 for a reported fee of \u00a315m. <\/p>\n

Ndidi was a member of Brendan Rodgers' Foxes team who won the FA Cup in 2021, playing the full duration of the 1-0 over Chelsea.<\/p>\n

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He also featured four times in Leicester's Champions League campaign the season after they won the title.<\/p>\n

After a drop in form and injury issues which caused Leicester's drop down the Premier League table before their eventual relegation, Ndidi has been a key component of Enzo Maresca's side that sit top of the Championship.<\/p>\n

Ndidi has been sidelined since last month after picking up a muscle injury over the international break.<\/p>\n

Maresca has utilised him in a new role this season, though the manager has admitted he is unsure whether Ndidi is happy with this role.<\/p>\n

He said last month: "I don\u2019t know if he\u2019s more or less happy but the only thing I can say is that he\u2019s very happy.<\/p>\n

"He\u2019s enjoying it, and he\u2019s open-minded. He\u2019s trying to learn something new and he\u2019s making the effort to try to understand it and learn.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s doing very well at arriving in the box. He\u2019s doing not so good at staying in position and moving in the right way in the pocket. <\/p>\n

"Most of the time he\u2019s higher, close to the opposition central defender and sometimes he has to drop a little bit more. <\/p>\n

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"But as I said, it\u2019s new for him and it\u2019s not easy. But for sure he\u2019s always in the box."<\/p>\n

In all, Ndidi has made 252 appearances for Leicester, scoring 14 goals and adding 16 assists.<\/p>\n

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