LEICESTER defender Wesley Fofana did not turn up for training one day last week and has been working with the club’s under-23s amid interest from Chelsea in the French center back, manager Brendan Rodgers said.
Fofana was not part of the matchday squad for Leicester’s 2-1 loss to Southampton on Saturday and also missed out when the team advanced to the third round of the English League Cup with a penalty-shootout win over fourth-tier Stockport on Tuesday.
It was reported before the Stockport game that Leicester had turned down a third bid from Chelsea for Fofana, and Rodgers said after the match: “There was an offer gone in and it’s been rejected.”
Rodgers said the 21-year-old Fofana hasn’t been in the right frame of mind to play.
“He’s training with the under-23s so he can get his football fitness and keep working. It’s so important at this stage to control
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