Mendy: Great To Be Back Together
- Papy Mendy is delighted to be back among his Leicester City team-mates
- The Foxes returned to pre-season training at Belvoir Drive on Monday morning
- Work has begun as Brendan Rodgers' men prepare for the new Premier League season
- City tackle Wolves at King Power Stadium on Sunday 11 August (2pm BST kick-off)
Brendan Rodgers' men reconvened at Belvoir Drive following a 50-day break as plans accelerate for the 2019/20 Premier League campaign.
Mendy made 31 appearances for the Foxes last term and is excited to get down to work with his team-mates over the coming six weeks.
Leicester will open their Premier League season with a home curtain-raiser against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday 11 August (2pm BST kick-off).
Foxes Return For Pre-Season
Several of Leicester City's first team players reported for pre-season testing and training on Monday morning.
Before then, however, Rodgers and his backroom team will assess the squad and develop their overall fitness over the course of a series of pre-season friendly fixtures.
Speaking to LCFC TV this week, Mendy, 27, discussed how the gruelling nature of summer training is made easier by the fact that the squad is back together.
"It’s not easy because we leave our family and friends and a good holiday, but we have to come back and I’m happy to come back and restart," the Frenchman said.
Afternoon Training Session At Belvoir Drive
Leicester City's first team squad were joined by players from the Development Squad and Academy on the outdoor pitches on their first day of pre-season training.
"It’s nice to see the lads, the coaches and the staff. It’s good to come back and ask them how their holidays were and now we are ready to come back and restart the training."
Over the next week, Mendy and his colleagues will be put through their paces before the Foxes head out to to Évian-les-Bains in France on Sunday 7 July for six days.
On the nature of training at this time of year, he added: "It's difficult! There are many tests, jump tests, running tests, back tests... This is the start and after it gets better.
"It’s better to be hard now, and after the season to be easy. We are happy to come back and to see the lads it’s a good job."