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Blaise Bourgeois·13 January 2022
Filip Benković released by Leicester City, likely to join Udinese
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Blaise Bourgeois·13 January 2022
On Wednesday, Leicester City officially released centre-back Filip Benković.
After bringing him in from Zagreb in 2018 for £13m and being massively influential on loan at Celtic, winning three trophies, the Croatian simply didn’t make the grade in England.
Benković recently spent time on loan at Bristol City and Cardiff City, unable to replicate his previous success.
A Leicester City statement read: “The Club would like to place on record its thanks to Filip for his professionalism and dedication during his time in Leicester – an experience we hope he can build on in his future career.
“He begins the next chapter with the very best wishes of everyone at Leicester City.”
Fabrizio Romano claims that Udinese will sign Benković this week as the Serie A outfit are desperate for centre-backs.