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Brendan Rodgers accuses Wesley Fofana’s representatives of ‘cheap shot’

Brendan Rodgers and Wesley Fofana last season
Brendan Rodgers and Wesley Fofana last season. A post on the defender’s Instagram account accused Rodgers of ‘exposing’ him prior to his move to Chelsea. Photograph: Fabrizio Corradetti/PA

Brendan Rodgers has accused Wesley Fofana’s representatives of taking a “cheap shot” at him after a social media post by the defender hit out at the Leicester manager.

Fofana’s farewell message on Instagram after completing a £70m move to Chelsea on Wednesday contained an incendiary line that said Rodgers had “chose to expose me a lot lately”. Leicester reluctantly sanctioned the sale of the centre-back after he made his desire to depart clear, despite signing a new five-year contract in March.

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