Leicester City manager Ruud van Nistelrooy has axed one of his senior players after the midfielder refused to compromise on his 100-mile commute to training, according to reports.
The Dutchman was reportedly involved in a heated confrontation with former England international Harry Winks after he rejected a request to stay overnight once a week at the Foxes' training ground in north Leicestershire.
According to The Telegraph, Winks, 29, is one of three senior Leicester players who travel more than 90 miles every day to the club's Seagrave training base.
The newspaper claims that the former Tottenham star, who joined Leicester for a fee of £10million in July 2023, has his own private reasons for commuting almost 100 miles to training every day — a journey permitted by ex-Foxes boss Enzo Maresca.