In light of the fact that the two were involved in a “heated row” over the international break, a fresh report has provided an explanation as to why Leicester City manager Ruud van Nistelrooy has removed Harry Winks, a former England international, from his team.
Van Nistelrooy, who had previously served as an interim manager for Manchester United, has been uncomfortable at the King Power Stadium for the past four months since he took over in November.
As a matter of fact, the Dutchman’s future is under great examination as they appear to be bound for the Championship the following season with just eight games remaining. This is due to the fact that they had previously lost 14 of their past 15 games in the league.
In the next match against Newcastle, which will take place this weekend, Van Nistelrooy will be trying to rectify the situation on the pitch. However, it is still unknown whether Harry Winks will be featured in the match because he was not available for their match against Manchester City on Wednesday.
It has come to light that Winks was not included in Van Nistelrooy’s squad for the match against City because the Dutchman was upset with what he saw to be a lack of discipline. This comes at a time when the Foxes are now 12 points behind Wolves, who are in 17th position.
The midfielder ‘declined a request to stay overnight one day a week at Leicester’s training site,’ according to a story from The Telegraph, which stated that Van Nistelrooy was involved in a heated altercation with Winks during the incident.
Over the course of the international break, it is stated that Van Nistelrooy requested that Winks make a concession regarding his daily journey of one hundred miles to the club’s training field.
However, Winks declined, stating that he is commuting from Hertfordshire every day for personal reasons. This is something that Winks has been doing ever since he joined the club during the previous season under the leadership of Enzo Maresca, who made it possible for the former Spurs player to travel without any problems.
During the previous month, when Van Nistelrooy was asked about his future, he provided some insight into his thinking.
“I signed a contract for two more years after this one,” he said to reporters. When I arrived, I was aware of the difficulty of the task at hand and anticipated that it would be challenging. I was conscious of that, and I was dedicated to achieving that future.
This week, he extended his statement by saying, “For me, it is not something that I feel I want to run away from.” I would like to be a part of this, and I would also like to fight for this alongside the teammates.
“That is not an exception. As a result, this is also leading up to the game on Monday. Again, this presents us with a chance, and all we can do is hope that we will have some support at our very own stadium.
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