Leicester City fans proven right as £5m star flops after bizarre Ruud van Nistelrooy decision

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Leicester City fans have been proven right all along after one player put in a very disappointing display on Saturday.

The 2-0 loss against Fulham was the Foxes’ seventh Premier League defeat in a row and the club feels like it is sleepwalking to relegation.

Ruud van Nistelrooy was booed by Leicester fans at the game whilst plenty of Foxes fans also called out John Rudkin.

Jamie Vardy was another disappointment for Leicester after failing to threaten at all but then, in reality, nobody stood out.

Well, nobody stood out in a positive way, that’s for sure. One Leicester star was in the spotlight for all of the wrong reasons on Saturday.

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Jordan Ayew had an afternoon to forget for Leicester City

Eyebrows were raised when Facundo Buonanotte was dropped from Leicester’s starting XI and replaced by Jordan Ayew.

The winger, who joined Leicester for £5m in the summer transfer window, has been a favourite under Van Nistelrooy and Cooper.

Only Stephy Mavididi has played more games than the 33-year-old this season but his performance on Saturday left a lot to be desired.

Ayew was given a 5.9 rating by Sofascore – the lowest of any Leicester player by some distance and the Ghana international won’t have done his hopes of remaining in the team any good.

Leicester City should already be considering a long-term Ayew replacement

At 33-years-old, Ayew was certainly not bought with the future in mind.

The wide man was brought in to make an immediate impact and since joining, Ayew has earned the title of super-sub but when starting, has failed to set the world alight.

At the time of writing, we’ve just eclipsed the halfway point of the January transfer window and Leicester have signed one player.

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Centre-backs and a forward seem to be the priority but a winger should be in mind. Abdul Fatawu is injured until next season, Mavididi and Kasey McAteer have been average but lack any serious game-changing attributes.

Buonanotte and Bilal El Khannouss are the main sources of creativity, but can’t do it all on their own. If the Fulham defeat wasn’t a wake up call to get active in the transfer market, then it’s hard to imagine what will force the Foxes’ hand.