Wesley
Fofana will be unavailable for selection for Leicester's visit to Chelsea
this weekend, amid ongoing uncertainty about his future.
Fofana has emerged as Chelsea's main defensive target, and Leicester manager
Brendan Rodgers was asked about his availability for Saturday's trip to
Stamford Bridge and the likelihood of Fofana staying beyond the end of the
transfer window.
"He won't be available for the weekend and has trained with U23 squad,"
Rodgers told reporters.
"I'm not sure [if a deal will get done], my concentration is on the players
that we have, and the team. I can't lose energy. If something will 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 transfer business done between
now and the end of the window). That would be really good for the team to be
able to do that, to improve the squad is always important. But until that
changes, we will work with what we have."
A third Chelsea bid for Fofana, worth £70m in total, was immediately
rejected earlier this week.
Chelsea's latest offer was believed to be £60m with a possible £10m in
add-ons - but the additional payments were described to Sky Sports News as
"ambitious" targets.
Fofana wants to move to Stamford Bridge this summer and, speaking after
Leicester's penalty shoot-out victory at Stockport in the EFL Cup, Rodgers
confirmed Fofana was training with the club's U23s after failing to turn up
to a session last week.
The centre-back was left out of Leicester's defeat to Southampton at the
weekend because Rodgers said his mind was not in the right place.
"In terms of Wesley, just a young player who is not quite in the right frame
of mind at the moment to play," Rodgers said after the 2-1 loss on Saturday.
"A lot going on behind the scenes, which I understand. It's a difficult
moment for him.
"He's a good kid, he's been great for us whilst he's been here and at this
moment it's a difficult one for him. You can't afford that, certainly
playing a Premier League game if you're not 100 per cent fully focused."
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