FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Fourth Round - Leicester City v Southampton - King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain - November 27, 2018 Leicester City's Caglar Soyuncu celebrates scoring a penalty during the shootout Action Images via Reuters/Craig Brough
(Reuters) - Leicester City's Turkish defender Caglar Soyuncu is a readymade replacement for Harry Maguire after making a strong start to the Premier League season, manager Brendan Rodgers said on Thursday.
England international Maguire moved to Manchester United in a world record deal for a defender earlier this month but Soyuncu, who joined Leicester from Freiburg last year, has slotted in seamlessly at the heart of their defence.
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