Leicester boss Rodgers confirms Wesley Fofana will NOT feature against Chelsea with defender desperate to join Blues
BRENDAN RODGERS has confirmed that Wesley Fofana – who Chelsea are interested in – will not be travelling to Stamford Bridge this weekend.
Chelsea had a third bid of £70million for the 21-year-old rejected by Leicester.
The Leicester boss also revealed that that the defender is still training with the U23 squad after skipping a first-team session last week.
Leicester are holding out for £85million for the promising centre-half.
When asked about whether they’re expecting another bid from Chelsea, Rodgers responded that his focus is on the current players he’s got.
He said: “He won’t be available for the weekend and has trained with the U23 squad.
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“I’m not sure, my concentration is on the players that we have, and the team, and I can’t lose energy.
“If something will be done it will be done with the clubs.
“Until that happens we just have to work with what we have.”
Fofana joined Leicester from St Etienne in 2020 for £31.5m.
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In his first season at the club, he made 28 Premier League appearances.
A fibula fracture meant he missed out on most of the 2021/22 season.
Fofana was back fit for the start of the new season, and played the full 90 against Brentford and Arsenal.
But he was dropped from the team that lost 2-1 to Southampton.
He also missed out on the Carabao Cup clash against Stockport that secured Leicester’s place in the next phase.