Jamie Vardy's Tottenham 'risk' weighed up as Leicester City linked with Papy Mendy's team-mate

Leicester City will weigh up the risk of involving Jamie Vardy against Tottenham at the weekend as manager Brendan Rodgers said it was not enough for him to merely be able to get through 90 minutes.

Vardy made just his second start of the calendar year on Thursday night, playing an hour in the 1-1 draw with Roma. While he started brightly, his influence waned and he was substituted for Kelechi Iheanacho, with City getting their equaliser shortly after.

Attention now turns to the weekend’s game with Tottenham Hotspur, and Vardy’s fitness will be considered. It is a possibility he may not feature at all in order to be kept fresh for the second leg of the semi-final in Italy.

However, Rodgers also said it’s not simply a case of helping him rediscover his fitness after the best part of four months out with hamstring and knee trouble. He needs to be able to perform to his best for a full match, otherwise he will be taken off. Read more here.

Leicester City have reportedly sent scouts to the Ligue 1 clash between Strasbourg and Paris Saint-Germain as they eye two players.

Brendan Rodgers has been open about the need for a summer ‘refresh’ in the upcoming transfer window. The City manager has revealed that ‘five or six’ new players could arrive at the club when the transfer window opens, meaning that they continue to be linked with a number of potential targets.

According to French outlet FootMercato , City scouts are attending tonight’s (Friday) match in order to ‘observe’ Strasbourg’s striker Habib Diallo as well as young midfielder Habib Diarra. City are said to have been ‘supervising’ Diallo for some time.

The 26-year-old has scored 11 times in 27 Ligue 1 appearances so far this season. He was part of the