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Leicester City's Jamie Vardy set to miss emotional return to Fleetwood Town due to groin injury as Claude Puel's men train ahead of FA Cup tie

Leicester striker Jamie Vardy is a major doubt for his fairytale return to Fleetwood on Saturday.

The England forward is struggling with a groin injury and is yet to train ahead of the FA Cup third round game at Highbury.

Vardy joined Leicester from Fleetwood for £1million in 2012 and has become an international as well as winning a shock Premier League title in 2016.

Leicester striker Jamie Vardy is a major doubt for romantic return to Fleetwood Town
Leicester striker Jamie Vardy is a major doubt for romantic return to Fleetwood Town

But he is unlikely to make an emotional return to the Cod Army after suffering the injury at Liverpool last weekend.