Wilfred Ndidi

[weller54]

19 minutes ago, SheppyFox said:

He's on market street looking at cheese bread mate, me nans just seen him

Was he just looking?.. 

Or didi buy some? 

[Strokes]

1 minute ago, NewquayFox said:

Is he playing tomorrow? 

Gotta wait for him to return from afcon I think.

[brucey]

"Ndidi was part of the Nigerian youth setup during his time at Nathaniel Boys of Lagos. While playing the African U-17 Championship with Nigeria, he was excluded along with two other players from the competition as a precaution, following an MRI test that showed he was just slightly above the threshold."

 

[1972 Fox]

2 minutes ago, brucey said:

"Ndidi was part of the Nigerian youth setup during his time at Nathaniel Boys of Lagos. While playing the African U-17 Championship with Nigeria, he was excluded along with two other players from the competition as a precaution, following an MRI test that showed he was just slightly above the threshold."

 

I assume that means there is some doubt about his age?!?!

[GingerrrFox]

18 minutes ago, Blue Fox 72 said:

I assume that means there is some doubt about his age?!?!

Lets face it, it's highly likely that he isn't 19.

 

Just like theres **** all chance that this bloke is 24.

 

 

 

[dpjfox]

cant play until work permit granted

[brucey]

http://saharareporterssport.com/leicester-consider-superb-uel-form-for-ndidis-work-permit/

[dbtcity]

2 hours ago, Livid said:

I know we're from the 'rich' Premier League but given what we've seen of the quality of Brugge does  anyone else feel £14 million is an awful lot for a 20 year old from the Belgian First division.

 

I hope he proves to be an absolute star but I'm not totally confident.

The total flip side is if you were to buy a player of his supposed ability at the age he is from a top tier league you'd probably be paying double

[Fox 4 Life]

19 minutes ago, brucey said:

http://saharareporterssport.com/leicester-consider-superb-uel-form-for-ndidis-work-permit/

Jesus, if other countries knew you just had to run around alot to get a visa,  immigration would really be an issue

[desertfox2]

Could be good for us if he is a few years older than 19 which he probably is.

[StriderHiryu]

I have a feeling the work permit might take a bit longer than usual. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if it initially gets rejected then overturned on appeal.

 

The stat about him running 16.8km in one game is mental by the way. Every top team needs a midfield beast. I'd put Kante up there with Keane, Viera, Toure (of 4 years ago) and Gerrard. Crazy to put that expectation on Ndidi, but if he could fulfill that role it will be amazing.

[Guest Bilo]

Some bargains to be had in the Belgian league to be fair. 19-20 is a good time for a player with a decent future to move to a better league, and there are one or two gems. 

[ROB-THE-BLUE]

Surely if he's playing in the EU already he must have the correct work permit? 

[Jon the Hat]

8 minutes ago, ROB-THE-BLUE said:

Surely if he's playing in the EU already he must have the correct work permit? 

It doesn't work like that.  You still have to get a work permit in each member country if you want to work.

[Micky]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jan/01/wilfred-ndidi-leicester-city-genk-transfer?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

[ROB-THE-BLUE]

31 minutes ago, Jon the Hat said:

It doesn't work like that.  You still have to get a work permit in each member country if you want to work.

Ah ok cool, cheers for clarifying mate

[AmarteyAndChill]

54 minutes ago, Bilo said:

Some bargains to be had in the Belgian league to be fair. 19-20 is a good time for a player with a decent future to move to a better league, and there are one or two gems. 

Wish we had gotten Chekhou Kouyatè from Anderlect. 

[Bob Weasel Fox]

53 minutes ago, Micky said:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jan/01/wilfred-ndidi-leicester-city-genk-transfer?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Good write up

 

hope he fulfills his potential 

[TrentFox]

16.8km in a match is absolutely phenomenal. 

[AmarteyAndChill]

4 minutes ago, TrentFox said:

16.8km in a match is absolutely phenomenal. 

Where are you getting this from?

[StriderHiryu]

28 minutes ago, AmarteyAndChill said:

Where are you getting this from?

From here:
http://saharareporterssport.com/leicester-consider-superb-uel-form-for-ndidis-work-permit/

 

“His stats in this season’s Europa League are amazing – Do you now he has run this second farthest ever distance in a second match in the competition?

 

“He covered 16.8 kilometres in the match against Athletic Bilbao, while the record is 16.9 kilometres. And his club Genk are in the Round of 32 of the competition now thanks in part to his contribution,” he further added.

 

The 20-year-old midfielder is presently ranked by UEFA as the 52nd top player in the competition, ahead of well established stars like the Manchester United trio of Henrikh Mkhitaryan (53rd), Marcos Rojo (72nd) and Antonio Valencia (79th) having played six matches and scored two goals in UEL this season.

 

 

 

For what it's worth, that's over 10 miles covered in 90 minutes. That's hard to do when just going for a run without a football!

[Koke]

Genk paid €78,000 for him just two years ago. Solid piece of business by them. 

[The Doctor]

2 hours ago, ROB-THE-BLUE said:

Surely if he's playing in the EU already he must have the correct work permit? 

If he was an EU national then he'd be fine, but you'd need to obtain citizenship, otherwise you're no different to someone coming from outside the EU.

[The Horse's Mouth]

Kramaric was alright so I imagine someone with 5 national caps already it should be easy to grant access 

[Carl the Llama]

17 minutes ago, Koke said:

Genk paid €78,000 for him just two years ago. Solid piece of business by them. 

If he's as good as is being made out (ie. on a par with N'golo) then that figure makes a mockery of pretty much any other transfer, even the £450k we paid for Riyad.