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Leicester City coach, Craig Shakespeare, has praised Nigerian midfielder Wilfred Ndidi for seamlessly adapting to life in the English Premier League (EPL).

“He is made-to-measure for this league but he is humble and his personality is suited to our football club,” Shakespeare told leicestermercury.co.uk.

“He is looking the part. He is a young boy but he has settled in really well. I think he has a huge future in the game.”

Shakespeare said Leicester did well by beating other interested clubs to the signing of Ndidi.

“There was a lot of interest in him from other clubs but he was high on the list of our recruitment team and, in the end, we did really well to get him,” he said.

“I think he will be a big player for us.”

“He is easy to manage,” revealed the coach who made his name as a player between 1981 and 1989 when he scored 45 goals in 284 games for Walsall.

Ndidi, since his move to Leicester on December 3, 2016, has become an instant hit with The Foxes.

The midfielder made his debut for Leicester on January 7 in a 2–1 win against Everton in the third round of the FA Cup.

His first Premier League start came a week later in a 3-0 defeat to Chelsea.