Brendan Rodgers has confirmed that Wesley Fofana will not be available for Leicester's Premier League clash against Chelsea, as speculation continues to rise over his future. Fofana has not been part of Leicester's last two matchday squads and is now training with Leicester's development team having refused to train last week.
Chelsea have already seen three bids turned down for the French youngster, and it is said it could take a record fee for a defender to prise him away from the King Power Stadium. Fofana signed a new contract with Leicester earlier this year that sees his future currently committed to the side until 2027.
Former Liverpool and Celtic boss Rodgers was coy over the prospect of a fourth bid from the Blues. Rodgers said in his press conference: "He won’t be available for the weekend. He has trained with our Under-21s squad.
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"I’m not sure [if there will be another bid]. It’s not my concentration. I can’t lose energy thinking so much about it. It’ll be between the clubs. We have to continue to work with what we have."
It's not the first time that Leicester have came into the season with the prospect of losing their star defender. In August 2019 Manchester United landed Harry Maguire, who became the world's most expensive defender in an £80million deal.
Rodgers outlined the difference in the approaches between the two players, labelling Maguire fantastic.
He said: "No, it was totally different. I was aware over the course of the summer that that could happen. Harry in terms of his behaviour and his focus for the club, he was fantastic right until the last minute, then he moved on. It was different. Our focus is with the team."
Fofana's future remains up in the air but the Leicester boss conceded earlier in the week that it is simply now a case of the two clubs finding an agreement over Fofana. Though, it remains to be seen if they can.
Speaking with talkSPORT after victory over Stockport on penalties in the Carabao Cup, he said: "It's always better when it's done sooner rather than later. The player clearly wants to go and it's about the clubs finding an agreement, so I think once that happens it'll only be resolved then."
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