Denmark manager Brian Riemer has discussed Jannik Vestergaard’s situation at Leicester City, after naming the defender in his squad for matches against Portugal during the international break.
Vestergaard last played for the Foxes at the end of last month in a 2-0 defeat to West Ham United in the Premier League and City boss Ruud van Nistelrooy has surprisingly left the 32-year-old centre-back out of his last two squads against Chelsea and Manchester United.
It was suggested his lack of playing time this month would jeopardise his place in the Denmark squad for Nations League quarter-final matches against Portugal on Thursday and Sunday.
But Riemer named Vestergaard in his 23-man squad before admitting the player’s situation at club level is not ideal.
“I’m thinking what every national coach would think, and that is that I hope everyone plays,” he said.
“My goal is to select as many in-form players as possible, and sometimes there may be situations where you have to compromise on one or two things.
“The good thing is that if you look over a longer period than two games, Jannik has played, so we don’t get a player who hasn’t started in five months.
“But if you ask me if I had hoped he had played these games and come in with top form, then of course I did.”
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