A long-overlooked Leicester City player, who was once viewed as a promising talent and hasn’t featured for the Foxes in two years, is on the verge of making his comeback. The centre-half never truly impressed enough at King Power Stadium to secure a regular spot.
As a result, several former LCFC managers weren’t particularly convinced and rarely selected the Australian. In fact, the 26-year-old was permitted to leave on loan; I’m fairly certain he was also available for transfer for a couple of seasons.
Injuries, unsurprisingly, have further hindered the progress of the footballer in question. He suffered setbacks while at Filbert Way, not to mention picking up problems while playing for his loan side.
The defender actually tore his Achilles tendon against Burnley while representing Sheffield United. Now he’s back at Seagrave after surgery, rehabilitation, and physiotherapy.
There was a report circulating that claimed the ex-Stoke City and Fleetwood Town player was expected to be sidelined for the remainder of the year.
However, he might return earlier following a hint from Leicester head coach Marti Cifuentes. Whether his style of play fits the manager’s system and approach is potentially debatable. But let’s see what has been stated.
Forgotten Leicester City man who hasn’t featured for Foxes in nearly two years now edging back to fitness:
The last time Harry Souttar appeared for the Foxes was during the 2023/24 season. To be precise, it was a Championship clash with Rotherham United on December 23, 2023. The centre-back played 12 minutes of that match.
Enzo Maresca was in charge at that time. Although many within the Blue Army anticipated Souttar to depart around the same period as the Italian.
Yet the Australia international remained; two successive loan spells followed. Now Cifuentes has given supporters an update on Souttar:
“Soutts is coming back from a long-term injury, so that’s a great possibility for me. When I look back to the bench, we have a lot of possibilities as well.”