For 28-year-old Pereira, who has been with Leicester since 2018, this is the second long break in two years. The former Nice or Porto player missed nine months in 2020 with an injured knee.
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The 24-year-old Barnes, like Pereira, was injured in Sunday’s warm-up match with Sevilla (1:0). For the eighth team of last year’s Premier League, these are significant losses, as they have not yet brought in any new players in the summer.
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Leicester will start the new season of the English league on Sunday against Brentford.
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