Brendan Rodgers speaks out on Wesley Fofana’s future at Leicester City

The Blues have shown an interest in signing Fofana during this summer transfer window, however, have seen their third bid rejected by the Foxes.

Leicester celebrated a 3-1 victory on penalties over Stockport in the EFL Cup second round.

Speaking following the game, Rodgers said: “There was an offer gone in and it’s been been rejected.

“Apart from that, I’m not 100 per cent on the other details, because we were focusing on the game.”

“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 any sort of distractions that may be there,” continued the Foxes manager.

“He’s a good kid, it’s just been a really challenging situation for him. I’ve had it a number of times in my career where there’s players who can deal with it, cope with it, get on, want to help their team-mates. There’s others that just can’t deal with with the distraction.

“Of course that distracts them and it’s not quite right, and they miss a training session, then you need the full commitment from your players.

“These guys get well paid. The very least you can do is turn up. And if you don’t, with all due respect, you can’t then just think you can walk into our group.

“But like I say, within day to day, he’s a good kid – it’s just been hard for him to deal with everything, and whilst he’s in that frame of mind, it’s been difficult for him to play.”

Rodgers concluded: “Of course if it (him leaving) happens, the sooner the better, because it might allow us to do some work (in the transfer window).”

🗣 "There was another bid rejected by the club."

Brendan Rodgers confirming that Leicester City rejected a third offer from Chelsea for Wesley Fofana pic.twitter.com/tNgJHYUgSE

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