Wesley Fofana is not going to participate in Leicester Metropolis’s match with Chelsea this weekend amid the Blues’ ongoing pursuit of the defender, Foxes boss Brendan Rodgers has confirmed.
Chelsea have had a number of bids for Fofana knocked again by Leicester this summer season already. 90min understands it’ll take a proposal of at the very least £80m to ensure that the Frenchman to make the transfer to Stamford Bridge, with each Chelsea and Fofana pissed off at this deadlock.
Leicester journey to Stamford Bridge on Saturday to face Thomas Tuchel’s facet, and Fofana – who has been dropped from the primary crew after lacking a coaching session in an try to power a transfer – is not going to be accessible for choice, in response to Rodgers.
“He gained’t be accessible for for the weekend. He has skilled with the with the Underneath-23 squad,” Rodgers confirmed.
“My focus is with the gamers that we now have within the crew so I can’s lose power considering an excessive amount of about it for myself, nevertheless it’ll be one thing that might be finished between the golf equipment. Till that occurs and we now have the continued to work with what we now have.”
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Leicester’s £80m valuation of Fofana is the same as that that they had for Harry Maguire previous to his transfer to Manchester United in 2019, and Rodgers was requested to match the dealing with of the 2 conditions.
“It was very totally different. By way of his behaviour and focus, Harry was improbable, proper till the final minute,” the boss mentioned.
Rodgers added that James Maddison, who has endured a effective 2022, can also be more likely to miss the journey to Chelsea with damage.
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