Foxes full-back Ricardo Pereira faces a long spell out following surgery on a ruptured Achilles
Manager Brendan Rodgers also said winger Harvey Barnes will be out for a few weeks with a minor knee injury."It's such a shame because a lot of our game idea over the summer was based around full-backs and him [Pereira] in particular," said Rodgers.
"He was looking so good. It's a massive blow to him. He had his operation last night [Thursday] and he'll recover now, get strong again and come back better, I'm sure.Portugal international Pereira's 2019-20 season was cut short by anand the 28-year-old did not return to Premier League action until January 2021.
On 24-year-old Barnes, Rodgers added: "He'll come back and pick up where he left off because he's had a really good pre-season." Rodgers also said left-back Ryan Bertrand is "still a number of weeks away" from contention because of a knee injury which kept him out for most of last season.Defender Jonny Evans has been named Leicester's club captain after the
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