James Maddison had to get replaced simply 24 minutes into Leicester’s Premier League conflict with West Ham on Saturday, doubtlessly placing his World Cup place in jeopardy solely three days earlier than England are on account of fly out to Qatar.
Maddison opened the scoring for the Foxes in east London, persevering with the superb run of type that noticed him lately earn his first worldwide call-up since 2019 when Gareth Southgate named his closing 26-player squad for the World Cup.
However halfway via the primary half in opposition to West Ham, a suspected hamstring harm pressured him out of the sport, with Dennis Praet approaching in his place.
There had been an enormous clamour for Maddison to be included within the England squad. There have been rumours forward of the ultimate announcement that he was anticipating to overlook the reduce, however the listing confirmed by Southgate, who gave the participant his senior worldwide debut three years in the past, included his identify alongside the likes of Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling.
Leicester and England followers will now nervously await additional information on his situation, with even a comparatively minor harm doubtlessly sufficient to cruelly torpedo his World Cup given how tight the turnaround is earlier than the match kicks off.
