Leicester
City manager Craig Shakespeare has said that Super Eagles forward Ahmed Musa is
still in his plans despite the his limited playing time.
Musa has
made only 13 starts for Leicester all season, just seven of which have come in
the Premier League.
He has
scored four goals in all competitions for Leicester this season; two in the
league and two in the FA Cup, scoring a brace in a 2-1 win against Everton at
Goodison Park.
Ahead of
Sunday’s trip away to Everton in the Premier League, Shakespeare played down
recent reports of Musa’s domestic row with his wife.
“I have
spoken to him and he assured me there wasn’t a lot in it. It was a police
matter that has been cleared up,” Shakespeare said on the club’s website on
Saturday.
“He has been
fine in training. We are there to support him if he needs anything, but he has
also been reminded of his conduct within the club.
They’re all
in my thoughts, Musa being one of them. He’s trained very well in the last
couple of days.
Players will
tell you they want a run of games. When you come on this side it’s very hard to
give them a run of games because sometimes there are other people in front of
them.
He’s shown
glimpses and we have to make sure they’re all ready,” Shakespeare said.
Shakespeare
went on to praise Wilfred Ndidi for coming out to debunk claims that he was
targeting a move to Manchester United.
“He was
proactive in terms of how he approached it,” said Shakespeare.
“He showed
maturity to quash the rumours straight away. I think it is important you speak
to players and they understand how important they are to our club. We have done
that with Wilf and to be fair to him he has come out and said how happy he is
and how much he wants to stay here.”
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