Harry Souttar posts heartbreaking injury update after Leicester City loanee cuts Sheffield United move short

Harry Souttar has provided the latest update on the extent of his injury that the Leicester City star suffered while on loan at Sheffield United.

Souttar had become a fan favourite at Bramall Lane and had been an ever-present in the starting line-up before suffering an injury in the 2-0 defeat against Burnley.

The Australia international returned to Leicester to assess the extent of his injury and the defender revealed how long he would be out for, and if he would return to action.

Harry Souttar confirms season-ending injury

After missing the Blades’ 1-1 draw with West Bromwich Albion on Sunday, Souttar posted an update to his Instagram just hours after Leicester were beaten 2-0 by Manchester City to confirm that he would be out for an extended period and is unlikely to be back in action again before next season.

Writing on Instagram, he said: “Thanks to everyone at Sheffield United amazing club with great people. Unfortunately that’s me out for a while but I wish everyone at the club all the best for the rest of the season and beyond. Once a blade always a blade.”

Several of his Championship teammates commented to wish him a healthy recovery as the centre-back now works on getting back to fitness.

What did Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder say about Souttar injury?

It appeared that there wasn’t much faith of Souttar returning quickly from Blades boss Chris Wilder, who admitted that he thought the injury was a bad one from the moment the Foxes loanee was withdrawn.

Wilder, who wanted Souttar to join permanently, spoke about the incident after the Burnley defeat, where he sounded downbeat about losing his star centre-back.

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He said: “There might be a big blow coming with Souttar because that didn’t look great, and his reaction to coming off wasn’t good,” Wilder said afterwards. “He’s a brave old soldier but that didn’t look great.

“We’ll have to wait and see what the results of the scans are. It doesn’t look good but we’ll see what happens when the results of the scan come through.”

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Leicester City fans demand loan star is recalled after scoring incredible stoppage time winner

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Leicester City are in desperate need of new faces in the January transfer window.

The Foxes are well and truly in a relegation battle and go into the new year in the bottom three of the Premier League.

Defensive options are set to be a priority for Leicester but given the lack of firepower up front, attack-minded players could also be targeted.

One area where Leicester have particularly struggled for form is the striker’s position.

Aside from Jamie Vardy, the other two options (Patson Daka and Odsonne Edouard) are yet to set the world alight.

There is talk of Leicester trying to sign Evan Ferguson in January, but some fans believe that the answer is already there for the Foxes out on loan.

Leicester fans want Tom Cannon to be recalled

Tom Cannon of Stoke City applauds the fans after the Sky Bet Championship match between Swansea City AFC and Stoke City FC at Swansea.com Stadium o.

Tom Cannon was sent out on loan to Stoke City this season after Cannon was frustrated by a lack of minutes at the Foxes.

Since moving to the Championship club the Republic of Ireland international has gone on to become one of the top goal scorers in the League

His performances have seen plenty of Leicester fans demanding the club to recall the forward and bring him back into the fold, claiming he could have a part to play in the Foxes’ survival campaign.

One fan said: “Surely Ruud has to recall Cannon?”

A second commented: “Rather then buying another striker in January we should just recall Tom Cannon. Strikers aren’t the issue, the issues are defending and creating chances. Send Edouard back allowing us loan someone else.

Cannon bagging again! Time to get him back? #LCF

“I really think Tom Cannon could be the replacement for Vardy. Given the game time, he will come good he’s already showing that this season at Stoke!” claimed a third.

This person added: “Is it time that we call this baller back?”

Tom Cannon scores last-minute wonder goal for Stoke

The calls for Cannon to return to the King Power Stadium have only intensified after he scored an incredible winner for Stoke against Sunderland on Sunday.

Stoke, who had recently sacked their manager, were heading into stoppage time of their win against the Black Cats before the Leicester loanee unleashed a fierce effort from the edge of the box to give the hosts the win.

It was the forward’s eighth goal of the season which makes him the eighth top scorer in the Championship.

He also has more goals than Leicester’s current top goal scorer this season, which is Vardy with six.