IS MOUSINHO LOOKING ELSEWHERE?

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What recent updates are impacting Leicester City and their players?

Unknown 0:02

The latest Pompey news updates every day from the Pompey Sound Newsdesk.

Duncan Barkes 0:08

Pompey fans are monitoring Oxford and Leicester closely and learnt the following this morning, which won't have spoiled their breakfast. The newspapers in and around the Leicester area are full of it.

Unknown 0:18

Leicester City star Jordan James limped off during Wales' match with Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursday night. Wales were knocked out of the World Cup playoffs on Thursday night after losing on penalties to Bosnia and Herzegovina in Cardiff. Craig Bellamy's side drew 1-1 before going to extra time after conceding an equaliser to veteran Edin Dzeko in the 86th minute, with Jordan James limping off the pitch after an hour. James went down following a tackle and some speculation that it looked like an Achilles injury. Bellamy didn't speak of the injury after the defeat, leaving uncertainty over the nature or seriousness. If James is out of action then it'll be a huge dent in Leicester City's survival chances in the Championship under Gary Rowett this season.

Unknown 1:02

Leicester hired Rowat in February, and he's since overseen seven games in charge, winning one and drawing four with LCFC now in 21st place of the Championship table, and one point from safety, with seven games to go.

How is Jordan James's injury affecting Leicester City's survival chances?

Unknown 1:14

And James has been their star player this season. He scored 10 goals and assisted four more in the Championship making him their top scorer, and now it looks like he could potentially miss the last few weeks of the season, and potentially never play for Leicester again. His loan from Rennes ends this summer. Given the financial uncertainty around LCFC, and the fact that they could be playing in League One, it's currently very difficult to see James playing for Leicester beyond this season. Like most teams, LCFC have a few injuries right now. At the start of the month, Rurit revealed that goalkeeper Azmir Begovic has picked up an ankle injury and he may also never play for Leicester City again, with his contract expiring this summer.

Unknown 1:54

Defender Victor Christensen has also been ruled out for the season. But Harry Soutar and Yannick Vestergaard are thought to be closing in on a return to action after spells on the sidelines. It's been reported that Rowett could have Vestergaard and Aaron Ramsey back for the next game against Preston North End on April 3. But Rowett will surely be sweating over the potential injury to James.

What is the current performance of Gustavo Caballero at Portsmouth?

Unknown 2:16

It didn't look like a good one, and his absence for any of the final seven games would come as a huge blow to Leicester, who have stabilised results under Rowett, but who are still in the drop zone. It's not complicated. We want Leicester to lose every game they've got coming up, but they've got a fairly easy run in from here. They're at home to struggling Preston. Then the day we play Oxford, Leicester are away to Sheffield Wednesday. They then, during the period in the run up to the game against us, they're at home to Swansea, who are a solid side, but Leicester would expect to get something there. being at home, and then it's Portsmouth-Leicester on the 18th of April. And if they are without Jordan James, then that suits us.

Unknown 3:03

He's clearly a pretty good footballer. He was transferred from his first club, which is Birmingham, to Wren in League One for four million quid.

How does Caballero's adaptation impact his future with Portsmouth?

Unknown 3:17

aged a very young man he made his debut for Birmingham aged 17 so he's clearly a proper prospect and a proper footballer and just incidentally he only plays for Wales it seems to me because his dad told him he had to because he was born and bred in England but he's got a Welsh dad and clearly is a good enough player to be considered by England, I would have thought, unless his dad, of course, is one of those dyed-in-the-wool dyes who want to have as little to do with England as possible, except they live here and make their living here. A small point, but I wanted to make it. Thank you. Of course, I should tack on the end that that's nothing more or less than mischievous speculation on my part, but you never know, there may be a grain of truth in it.