Adrien Silva has gone back to Portugal as the wrangle over his prospective move from Sporting Lisbon to Leicester drags on.
The midfielder has been unable to play since FIFA rejected international clearance on his £22m deadline day transfer due to paperwork being submitted 14 seconds late.
Silva had been allowed to train with Leicester’s fitness staff but not the rest of his team-mates as the club attempts to convince world football’s given ring body into a re-think.
But the 28-year-old has now flown back to his homeland to be with his pregnant wife.