£85m Tuchel top target left out of squad as he wants Chelsea move
Following ongoing transfer interest from Chelsea, Wesley Fofana was left out of the Leicester City squad for Saturday’s game against Southampton.
However, The Blues have reportedly seen several advances for the Frenchman rebuffed, with Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers insistent the club do not want to sell the defender.
Asked about the changes to his team which saw Fofana miss the game, Rodgers told Sky Sports:
“One, a change in system and two, I mentioned in the week, we’re coming into a Premier League game and maybe we’ve got players who are maybe not quite in the right frame of mind.
“You can’t carry them, or certainly we can’t. So yeah, that’s the reason for the changes.”
Leicester City ended up losing 2-1 to Southampton.
Rodgers had admitted that Chelsea’s interest in Fofana has unsettled the young defender.
Asked how the situation is affecting his early-season preparations, Rodgers said: “There’s no denying it.
“It’s always a tricky period. Your season is starting, you’re trying to get focused, and you spend your summer creating this powerful collective unit, and then there is lots of speculation.
“These are young guys and it’s the first time they have experienced this for some of them. There can be disruption. The idea is to keep the group focused. The minute the window ends, it all ends.”