Thursday 22 January 2015 23:36, UK
Former England defender Matthew Upson is closing in on finally making his debut for Leicester - almost seven months after joining the club.
The 35-year-old joined the Foxes on a free transfer from Brighton at the start of July, only to suffer a foot injury soon after.
The former Arsenal, West Ham and Stoke centre-back came close to making a return to action in early December, but suffered a setback which has kept him out for several more weeks.
Upson is now back in training again, with the likelihood of an appearance in February if all goes well as boss Nigel Pearson feels he will be a valuable asset in Leicester’s battle to avoid relegation from the Premier League.
Pearson said: "Hopefully we will get him back on the pitch next week in an U21s game if possible and we'll go from there.
"When he has trained with us he has been great, and I'll be delighted to have him available.
"His experience and game understanding is a quality sometimes people underplay.
"What is important is when players get older they are less able to do things physically, so you need to compensate with a bit of knowhow, and he certainly has that."
