Wesley Fofana took intention at Brendan Rodgers after sealing his transfer to Chelsea, accusing the Leicester Metropolis supervisor of seeking to “expose” him in latest weeks.
Fofana accomplished his long-awaited transfer to Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, signing a seven-year contract after a deal within the area of £75million was struck.
Leicester rejected a number of bids from Chelsea earlier than their calls for had been met, and the build-up to the defender’s departure was not fully amicable.
Fofana was made to coach with Leicester’s under-23 squad after professing his need to affix Chelsea, with Rodgers declaring he was “not in the best mind set” to play for Leicester.
Rodgers additionally unfavourably in contrast Fofana’s angle to that of Harry Maguire, who left Leicester for Manchester United in 2019, stating: “Harry, when it comes to his behaviour and his focus for the membership, he was unbelievable proper till the final minute, then he moved on. It was totally different.”
In a message addressing Leicester’s supporters on Wednesday, Fofana hit out at “false and deceptive feedback” made by his former membership.
“Throughout these two seasons right here, I’ve in all probability skilled probably the most intense moments of my younger soccer profession. I’ve grown as a participant but additionally as a person,” he wrote on Instagram.
“Thanks to you, Foxes followers, in your kindness and your fixed assist, even within the moments you had been led to imagine I didn’t respect the membership.
“I selected to not talk throughout this switch window regardless of all of the criticism and all the usually false and deceptive feedback, even after they had been coming from the membership. I understood and I realized.
“I didn’t wish to injury the picture of the establishment and I selected to take it slightly than reply. I thank High [chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha] for his understanding.
“Due to the managers, to the coach who has at all times appreciated me, even when he selected to reveal me rather a lot recently… I received it, coach.
“There have been ups and downs however I by no means cheated, you might be certain of that.”
Fofana may very well be in line to make his Chelsea debut after they host West Ham on Saturday, with Thomas Tuchel’s crew having gone down 2-1 to Southampton final day trip.
