Okazaki mulls Leicester exit over lack of game time


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Crystal Palace v Leicester City - Selhurst Park, London, Britain - December 15, 2018.Leicester City's Shinji Okazaki arrives at the ground before the match.REUTERS/Hannah McKay

(Reuters) - Shinji Okazaki is open to leaving Leicester City due to limited playing time at the Premier League club this season, the Japanese forward has said.

Okazaki has started only one league match this season under manager Claude Puel, who has preferred to play strikers Jamie Vardy and Kelechi Iheanacho instead.

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