Leicester's Daka 'out for months' - Cooper

Leicester City will beryllium without injured guardant Patson Daka for "a fewer months", says caller head Steve Cooper.

The 25-year-old Zambia striker has undergone room aft suffering an ankle wounded successful Leicester's last pre-season crippled pinch Lens past Saturday.

Cooper, who was named arsenic Enzo Maresca's replacement arsenic Leicester head successful June, says he expects to beryllium without Daka for immoderate time.

The Foxes leader besides said knowledgeable duo Jamie Vardy and Conor Coady would beryllium missing from his side's opening crippled of their Premier League return against Tottenham connected Monday.

"Patson is not great," said Cooper.

"He's had an cognition and will beryllium retired for a fewer months. Vards has been injured since nan 2nd week of pre-season, he's person to returning but will beryllium a small while.

"Conor Coady will beryllium retired for a fewer much weeks pinch his hamstring.

"Vards is astatine nan second stages of rehab. With his experience, he understands his assemblage and will person a large opportunity successful that process of returning."

Leicester commencement nan play pinch nan threat of a imaginable points conclusion for alleged breaches of nan Premier League's profit and sustainability rules from erstwhile they were past successful nan apical flight.

Cooper says nan Foxes person nary plans to motion immoderate caller players earlier welcoming Spurs astatine King Power Stadium.

"Every play you want to reinforce, you want to strengthen," added Cooper. "We're still going done that process. The nine is moving together and nan connection lines are great.

"It's been a slow market. Once I knew this week that location wouldn't beryllium immoderate additions for Monday, I put that to 1 broadside and focused connected Monday. That's nan only point we tin influence."