Central defender, Patrick Bauer, will not play again this season. The popular German made an instant impact at The Valley and quickly became a crowd favourite.
Bauer picked up an injury at Burnley just before Christmas, and has not played a first team game since.
The German played 45 minutes for the Under-21s against Nottingham Forest at the beginning of the month, but has had problems with his ankle recently.
Bauer picked up red cards in the games at Reading and Brighton but, suspensions apart, he was an ever present in the league.
Bauer made 18 league appearances, scoring once when he netted the equaliser against Rotherham at The Valley in September.
The German will doubtless be working on his fitness during the summer, to ensure he is in top shape when he reports back for pre-season training.
Information from Ketts at Dr Kish
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Shame it'll be for a different club.
That's not to say we won't just give him away ala Morrison.
Not at all knocking them, but it just underlines how awful our recruitment policy has been with regards to squad depth. Call me deluded, but I think if we had managed to have a miracle season with no injuries then we could've potentially been challenging for top 6 with a rather solid defence and some decent options up front - a fit Vetokele, a pacy Lookman, a tricky Watt and Makienok as a bit of a battering ram.
Unfortunately our owners don't seem to grasp the concept of sports players acquiring injuries, despite the fact we're in a network with several other clubs who play the same sport. Astounding.
Leicester have had remarkably few injuries. I remember back in winter people were saying once Mahrez, Morgan or Vardy got injured but it never happened other than short absences
If Man City had kept Kompany and Ageuro fit for the whole season, they would be right up there with Leicester now, Aguero especially is that good
I think Leicester has most likely had both some luck combined with some real quality back-room staff ensuring that the players are training correctly and are treated correctly.
Unfortunately we've been unlucky to an extent, but with the way certain injuries have been managed (i.e Vetokele) there has to be some serious questions asked about the quality of care our players have been receiving. Plus, having 3 different managers (presumably with differing coaching styles) can't have been very healthy.
I've also wondered aloud on more than one occasion just how fit the players were coming out of pre-season. A lot of them seemed to be really flagging before Riga came in and started two-a-day training sessions. But if the squad wasn't adequately prepared causing fatigue, it certainly increases the risk of injury.
All that said, there is no foolproof way to prevent injuries like Achilles and groin (Igor, Bauer, Kashi) problems. They're serious injuries and they take a while to recover from. Sometimes it is down to bad dumb luck.