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SOL WAS A WARM, GENUINE GUY – AND A PROPER PLAYER, TOO

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The LeaguePaper Team
8 September 2024

FLYING START: Sol Bamba celebrates scoring for Leicester on his debut against Manchester City

MUCH like Neil Warnock, the thing that Richie Wellens remembers most fondly about Sol Bamba is the Ivorian’s radiant grin.
Wellens, now manager of Leyton Orient, was a midfielder at Leicester when Bamba signed from Hibernian in 2011 and immediately warmed to the centre back’s larger-than-life personality.
“He was always smiling, always laughing,” says Wellens. “Obviously he had a lot of ability as well, but, above all, he was just a really warm, really g...

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