Colchester United boss Steve Whtton is keeping his fingers crossed that talented midfielder Kemal Izzet will be available for the club's busy Christmas programme.

Izzet, the subject of recent speculation linking him with Premiership clubs Leicester City and Ipswich, is currently struggling to shrug off an Achilles injury which has kept him out of the last five matches

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Published Tuesday December 18, 2001