Derby County loanee Andy King has been ruled out for the remainder of the season after suffering a "freak injury" against Nottingham Forrest on Monday.
The Rams suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Martin O'Neill's men when King's former Leicester City teammate
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King only made four appearances for Derby County since arriving on loan in the January transfer window before picking up his injury earlier this week.
Before arriving at Pride Park, King had made just one senior appearance for parent club Leicester City
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King was part of Leicester's title-winning side back in 2016 and he made 25 appearances that season. He made another 32 the following year but then fell out of favour under Claude Puel, eventually being sent to Swansea City
The midfielder's most recent loan move to Derby County was supposed to help get some first team minutes in the club's push for promotion this season, but King will now miss out on their hopes of finishing in the play-off places.
Source : 90min