Ruud van Nistelrooy 'BANISHES £10m star from Leicester squad after heated row - as midfielder refuses to alter his 100-mile commute to training'

Leicester City manager Ruud van Nistelrooy has axed 1 of his elder players aft the midfielder refused to compromise connected his 100-mile commute to training, according to reports.

The Dutchman was reportedly progressive successful a heated confrontation with erstwhile England planetary Harry Winks aft helium rejected a petition to enactment overnight erstwhile a week astatine the Foxes' grooming crushed successful northbound Leicestershire.

According to The Telegraph, Winks, 29, is 1 of 3 elder Leicester players who question much than 90 miles each time to the club's Seagrave grooming base.

The paper claims that the erstwhile Tottenham star, who joined Leicester for a interest of £10million successful July 2023, has his ain backstage reasons for commuting astir 100 miles to grooming each day — a travel permitted by ex-Foxes brag Enzo Maresca.

Van Nistelrooy, who was appointed arsenic Leicester's caller manager successful November pursuing the sack of Steve Cooper, reportedly views the commute arsenic indiscipline and wanted Winks to enactment overnight astatine the grooming basal to assistance mentation up of the club's Premier League clash with reigning champions Man City on Wednesday.

Leicester's state-of-the-art £100m grooming basal is equipped with edifice accommodation, arsenic good arsenic a nine-hole play course.

With Van Nistelrooy anxious to crook his side's fortunes amid a dismal tally of form, helium had his Leicester squad bid successful the day earlier returning for different league the pursuing morning.

Winks, who has played 25 games crossed each competitions for Leicester this play and featured disconnected the seat during the Foxes' past 3 matches earlier Wednesday, was axed from Van Nistelrooy's squad for the clash astatine the Etihad.

Sources adjacent to the Telegraph assertion Van Nistelrooy's confrontation with Winks was heated, with the Dutchman lone precocious speaking of his eagerness to instil precocious standards astatine the King Power. 

Leicester suffered a 2-0 decision against Pep Guardiola's broadside connected the night, with goals from Jack Grealish and Omar Marmoush consigning the nine to their 21st nonaccomplishment of the Premier League campaign. 

Sitting successful 19th and 12 points adrift from safety, Van Nistelrooy has a seismic task connected his hands to gain Leicester endurance with conscionable 8 games to go.

It is not yet known whether Winks volition marque a instrumentality to the Leicester squad for Monday's lucifer against Newcastle. 

Sheffield Wednesday brag Danny Rohl is simply a imaginable people for relegation-threatened Leicester should Van Nistelrooy permission successful the summer. 

Asked astir his aboriginal past month, Van Nistelrooy said: ‘I signed a declaration for 2 much years aft this one. 

'I was alert erstwhile I arrived what the situation was and however hard it could be. I was alert of that and committed to that future.’ 

But should helium and Leicester portion ways, Mail Sport understands Rohl would beryllium salient successful the club’s thoughts. The German has done a good occupation astatine Wednesday, steering them to information past play successful his archetypal elder role.

This term, the 35-year-old has kept the Owls good wide of occupation and successful with an extracurricular accidental of the play-offs.

Rohl, who is believed to person a important compensation clause successful his contract, impressed Foxes recruitment main Martyn Glover erstwhile some were moving astatine Southampton.

The manager would beryllium a contender for the Saints role, too, if Ivan Juric leaves successful the summer.