Daniel Amartey’s impressive performance against Swansea on Saturday drew comparisons with N’Golo Kante but Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri was quick to play them down.
Amartey started for the injured Nampalys Mendy, in the only change made by Ranieri following the goalless draw with Arsenal, and the Ghanaian was energetic, providing a solid barrier in front of the Foxes defence.
He was composed on the ball and generally kept things simple. Not afraid to make a tackle, it was the former Copenhagen player’s challenge deep inside his own half which led to the opening goal.
It was reminiscent of Kante’s displays, leading to his £30million summer move to Chelsea.
Ranieri said: ‘I don’t want to speak of Kante. There is only one – there isn’t another in the world. He has gone and now we need to move on.
data-medium-file=https://i1.wp.com/3news.com/files/uploads/2016/08/Daniel-Amartey.jpg?fit=300,180 data-large-file=https://i1.wp.com/3news.com/files/uploads/2016/08/Daniel-Amartey.jpg?fit=564,338 />Amartey started for the injured Nampalys Mendy, in the only change made by Ranieri following the goalless draw with Arsenal, and the Ghanaian was energetic, providing a solid barrier in front of the Foxes defence.
He was composed on the ball and generally kept things simple. Not afraid to make a tackle, it was the former Copenhagen player’s challenge deep inside his own half which led to the opening goal.
It was reminiscent of Kante’s displays, leading to his £30million summer move to Chelsea.
Ranieri said: ‘I don’t want to speak of Kante. There is only one – there isn’t another in the world. He has gone and now we need to move on.
data-medium-file=https://i1.wp.com/3news.com/files/uploads/2016/08/Daniel-Amartey.jpg?fit=300,180 data-large-file=https://i1.wp.com/3news.com/files/uploads/2016/08/Daniel-Amartey.jpg?fit=564,338 class=size-full wp-image-23111 src=https://i1.wp.com/3news.com/files/uploads/2016/08/Daniel-Amartey.jpg?resize=564,338 alt= width=564 height=338 srcset=https://i1.wp.com/3news.com/files/uploads/2016/08/Daniel-Amartey.jpg?w=564 564w, https://i1.wp.com/3news.com/files/uploads/2016/08/Daniel-Amartey.jpg?resize=300,180 300w sizes=(max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px data-recalc-dims=1 />Daniel Amartey has emerged as a target for Aston Villa as the Championship side seek to secure a loan deal for the defender.
The versatile defender, who can also play at central midfield, has been a fringe player for Leicester City this season after the signing of Wilfred Ndidi last year.
His role has been reduced to the bench, following a seeming drop in his performances in recent months.
According to the Telegraph, Amartey has been targeted by Villa manager Steve Bruce, who wants the midfielder to join his ranks and help secure promotion to the Premier League next season.
Per the report, Villa are cash-strapped and can only afford loan deals this month. They have targeted Amartey and Leonardo Ulloa.
Amartey signed for the Foxes in January 2016, while Claudio Ranieri was in charge of the club, but his game time reduced drastically when the Italian was sacked soon after.
By Thierry Nyann|3news.com|Ghana
Daniel Amartey has emerged as a target for Aston Villa as the Championship side seek to secure a loan deal for the defender. The versatile defender, who can also play at central midfield, has been a fringe player for Leicester City this season after the signing of Wilfred Ndidi last year. His role has been reduced …
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