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Leicester defender Jannik Vestergaard admits he is baffled after being frozen out by boss Brendan Rodgers despite the Foxes' defensive injury problems... with 30-year-old expected to made available for transfer in the summer

Jannik Vestergaard admits he has been left baffled by his treatment at Leicester after being frozen out this season.

The Denmark defender has endured a dreadful time since joining the Foxes in the summer of 2021 for £15milion.

He has made only three appearances this term – none in the Premier League – even though Leicester have been hit by injuries.

‘I really felt wanted by Brendan Rodgers,’ Vestergaard told Danish publication EkstraBladet. 'While I was at Southampton, he really convinced me that I should switch to Leicester.

‘I was already very close to switching from Southampton to Leicester, a year and a half before it became a reality.