Leicester boss Steve Cooper could have former Southampton centre-back Jannik Vestergaard available for Saturday’s trip to St Mary’s Stadium and confirmed Hamza Choudhury and Patson Daka are also nearing a return to action.

Vestergaard has missed the Foxes’ past four games with an ankle injury but played the full 90 minutes in both of Denmark’s Nations League matches over the international break.

“Jannik has played a couple of games for the national team,” said Cooper. “He was just about getting fit before the Bournemouth game, so he’s obviously in a much better place in terms of his fitness and his recovery from his ankle injury.”

Meanwhile, midfielder Choudhury missed Leicester’s first win of the season last time out against the Cherries after damaging his shoulder in training but did not require surgery.

“It’s still going to take a bit of time because it was a dislocation,” Cooper said. “As Hamza does, he’s attacking the injury in a positive way, in a ruthless manner of getting back as soon as possible. He’ll be back with us but we’re not sure quite when yet.”

Finally, striker Daka, who cost £23m when he was bought from Red Bull Salzburg in 2021, is yet to feature this season after surgery on an ankle injury during the summer.

“It was quite a serious injury and operation that he had to have,” Cooper said of the Zambia international.

“It was such unfortunate timing as well, the week before the season was due to start – but he’s coming into the final stages of rehab.

“You’ll see him on the grass now a little bit but he’s very much still with the medical team and building his way towards being with us. His rehab is going to plan.”