SHOCKING! Leicester City Has Today Finally Terminated A 25-year Forward, Stephy Mavididi’s Contract, For Breaking…

As I said many times to Stephy and to everyone, for me, he is a fantastic player. He just needs consistency and he can be an important player this year and an important player in the future for us.”

The wise words of Enzo Maresca, speaking as he and his winger Stephy Mavididi picked up the December awards for Sky Bet Manager and Player of the Month.

The Leicester boss was speaking to me, and to Stephy himself, who was waiting to one side of the room to collect his own prize.

The 25-year-old is thriving on the left side of a Foxes team well clear at the top of the Championship – with nine goals and four assists to his name in 27 appearances.

Derby-born Mavididi, 25, learned his trade working alongside the Turin superstars in training.

He said: “It was a really good experience, sharing a changing room with all these world-class players.

“It wasn’t a bad group — we had Cristiano Ronaldo, Douglas Costa, Joao Cancelo, Leonardo Bonucci, Miralem Pjanic — I could be here all day naming all the great players.