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Wesley Fofana will not be selected for Leicester’s visit to Chelsea this weekend, with his future uncertain.
Fofana has emerged as Chelsea’s main defensive target, and Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers was asked about his possible availability for Saturday’s trip to Stamford Bridge and the possibility of Fofana staying on after end of the transfer period.
“He won’t be available for the weekend and has been training with the U23s,” Rodgers told reporters.
“I’m not sure [if a deal will get done], my focus is on the players we have and the team. I can’t lose energy. If something is going to be done, it will be done with the clubs. Until that happens, we just have to work with what we have. “
Rodgers added: “Hopefully (there will be some transfers done between now and the end of the window). It’s really good for the team to be able to do that, improving the squad is always the thing. But until that changes, we’ll work with what we have.”
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Take a look back at Wesley Fofana’s best Premier League moments for Leicester City, as he has been repeatedly linked with a move to Chelsea.
Chelsea’s third bid for Fofana, totaling £70m, was immediately rejected earlier this week.
Chelsea’s latest offer is said to be £60m with a possible £10m for add-ons – but the extra payments are described as Sky Sports News as “ambitious” goals.
Chelsea had previously been rejected two bids in excess of £60m.
Fofana wants to move to Stamford Bridge this summer and, speaking after Leicester’s penalty shootout win over Stockport in the EFL Cup, Rodgers confirmed Fofana is training with the club’s Under-23s players after being unable to attend a tournament. any training session last week.
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Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers confirmed the club had turned down another offer from Chelsea for Wesley Fofana and expressed hope that the situation would be resolved soon.
The centre-back was ruled out of Leicester’s loss to Southampton at the weekend as Rodgers said his mind was out of place.
“In terms of Wesley, just being a young player is not quite the right fit to play at the moment,” Rodgers said after Saturday’s 2-1 loss. “A lot of things are going on behind the scenes, this I understand. It was a difficult moment for him.
“He’s a good kid, he’s been absolutely great to us when he’s here and at this point it’s a difficult thing for him. You can’t buy that, certainly will. play a Premier League game if you’re not 100% focused.”
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