Injured Fofana a ‘huge loss’ for reeling Foxes
BRENDAN RODGERS said Leicester were ‘devastated’ for Wesley Fofana as the club awaited further information regarding the ‘horrendous’ injury which was sustained by the defender.
Fofana was carried off on a stretcher in the second half of Wednesday’s friendly win over Villarreal at the King Power Stadium following a challenge from Fer Nino, and subsequently revealed on social media he had suffered a fractured fibula.
Foxes boss Rodgers, speaking ahead of tomorrow’s Community Shield with Manchester City, said: ‘It was a horrendous injury for us and we are obviously devastated for him, and for everyone because he’s a top-class young player. He’s going to be a huge loss for us.
‘Our medical team were fantastic on the night. As soon as he got in, our trauma
It’s a horrible injury. He’s a top-class young player and we are devastated for him
doctor was able to put his ankle back in place, and then he got off to the hospital and our staff along with the people in the hospital really looked after him.
‘He has another scan today, because the ankle was so swollen, so we had to leave it overnight. (That scan) will give us probably a clearer indication of how long he’s going to be out. But of course it was a horrible injury for him and we were all thinking of him last night.’
Rodgers also described Nino’s tackle on Fofana, 20, as ‘horrendous’, and said ‘straight away Unai (Emery, the Villarreal coach) apologised’. There was also an apology from Nino on Instagram, which said: ‘I am writing to publicly apologise, having already done so privately with him, to Wesley Fofana for what happened.
‘At no time was it my intention to harm him, as unfortunately happened. I sincerely hope he has a speedy recovery.’