What’s happened to Wilfred Ndidi since he left Leicester City? | OneFootball

The Nigerian midfielder spent more than eight years at the King Power Stadium

Wilfred Ndidi departed Leicester City last August after more than eight years at the King Power Stadium.

The 29-year-old first joined the Foxes from Belgian club Genk in a £15m deal back in January 2017.

Upon the midfielder arriving in the East Midlands, then-Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri said, "He's [Ndidi] an impressive player with a big future."

Depending on what you measure success by, it's fair to say Leicester got more than their money's worth for Ndidi on the pitch, despite making a loss on him transfer-wise.

FLW takes a look at how the Nigerian national team captain is getting on at Beşiktaş.

Leicester City made a £7m loss selling Wilfred Ndidi to Beşiktaş

Following Leicester City's relegation from the Premier League last season, Ndidi became the fifth player to leave the club - following Jamie Vardy, Connor Coady, Daniel Iversen and Danny Ward out the door.

As already mentioned, Ndidi sealed a move to Turkish Super Lig side Besiktas. The transfer fee was reported to be £8m. This means he was sold for £7m less than they bought him for.

However, this switch came after Ndidi had tasted a lot of success with the Foxes. Said success includes winning the FA Cup, Community Shield and earning promotion back to the Premier League in the 23/24 campaign, prior to their second drop in three years.

How Wilfred Ndidi is getting on since leaving Leicester City for Beşiktaş

Since arriving in Turkey, Ndidi has featured just as consistently as he did for Leicester, making 25 appearances across all competitions this season.

This includes 21 games in the Super Lig, two in the Turkish Cup and two in the UEFA Conference League.

Deployed primarily as the sole holding midfielder in a 4-1-4-1 system, he looks to have provided some crucial protection to Beşiktaş’ backline, which is backed up by his 152 defensive contributions.

Breaking this stats down even more, the midfielder has made the most interceptions in the league so far this season, with 34. Throughout the whole of last season for Leicester in the Premier League, he made 31 interceptions in 28 games.

Ndidi has also netted twice this term, including a powerful header against Goztepe in February where he celebrated with a military salute to honour his late father, who sadly passed away at the start of the year.

Besiktas sit fourth in the table as of late, trailing the leaders Galatasaray by 12 points. They have not lifted the trophy since the 20/21 season.

Whispers of reported interest from Manchester United also emerged during the previous winter window, yet nothing came to fruition. For now, though, the midfielder appears settled and thriving in Turkey.