Wilfred Ndidi sets new Premier League record
While qualifying for the Champions League would have been the perfect icing on the cake, Leicester City midfielder,, would nonetheless be proud of his historic feat in the just concluded Premier League season.
Since his move from Belgian top-flight side, Genk, for a reported £15 million fee, Ndidi 23, has been quite exceptional for the Foxes. In his first season, the Super Eagles star topped the tacklers’ chart with 138 successes and in the process was named as Leicester City’s Young Player of the Year for the 2017/18 season.Confirming it was never a fluke, the Nigerian midfielder repeated that feat the following season after amassing 144 tackles ahead of Idrissa Gueye of Everton and Wan-Bissaka , then of Crystal Palace – making history by becoming the first player to lead the top of the tackle charts for two consecutive seasons.
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