April 28 (Reuters) - Leicester City boss Rodgers has admitted that winger Harvey Barnes will be out until the beginning of next season through injury and is not available for this summer's
European cup (e.g. soccer)
Harvey Barnes, 23, has scored 13 goals and dished out four assists in 35 appearances in all competitions this season and made his England national team debut, but with injuries plaguing him, Leicester boss Rodgers admitted that Barnes will be sidelined until next season: "Barnes has just had a second minor operation to clear up some damage on his knee. This will also put him out for the season and the plan now is to get him back for the pre-season phase of the following season. Sadly (he will miss
European cup (e.g. soccer)
), he's had a great season, but the most important thing now is to get his knee back quickly."
At the same time, Rodgers also expressed the direction of the season: "I expect us to finish strong. We've had a very good season so far, but we can't relax yet. We're on the same points as last season, but we're looking for as many points as we can get, preferably with a trophy. We have a great team and we want to do our best. If possible, we want to catch up with
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