Ruud van Nistelrooy has axed Harry Winks from his Leicester City squad after the midfielder refused to compromise on his 100-mile commute.
Van Nistelrooy was involved in a confrontation with Winks over the international break after he declined a request to stay overnight one day a week at Leicester’s training ground. It is understood that the England international is one of three senior players to travel more than 90 miles a day to the Seagrave complex in north Leicestershire.
With Van Nistelrooy battling to instil discipline at the Premier League strugglers, his plea for Winks to stay overnight at the training ground fell flat. Winks, a £10 million signing from Tottenham Hotspur in July 2023, is understood to have his own private reasons for commuting every day to training and on Thursday evening, he announced the birth of a baby girl.
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