– Wilfred Ndidi, Leicester midfielder, has made another remarkable landmark in the Premier League
– The 22-year-old defensive midfielder joined Leicester in a mouth-watering £17m deal from KRC Genk in 2017
– He has now been adjudged the best tackler in Premier League with 394 tackles ahead of Chelsea’s N’Golo Kante
Super Eagles star, Wilfred Ndidi, has beaten
Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante to another
significant landmark in the Premier League.
The Nigerian international has recorded 394 tackles
to beat ex-Everton midfielder Idrissa Gueye (302)
as well as Chelsea star N’Golo Kante (263) to the
landmark, Whoscored.com reports.
Ndidi hit 68 tackles before moving to Premier
League. In his first season with Foxes, the
midfielder recorded 138 tackles and 143 in the
2018-2019 campaign.
Impressively, he has had 45 tackles after a nine-
game appearance for the English giants in the new
season so far.
The 22-year-old ace, who joined Leicester in a
mouth-watering £17m deal from KRC Genk in
2017, has bagged two goals in nine appearances
of Premier League new season.
The Super Eagles midfielder remains the Premier
League’s best ball winner with 32 interceptions in
nine matches so far.
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