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Leicester star Fofana out until 2022 with leg injury, confirms Rodgers

The centre-back suffered a broken leg midweek after going down under a reckless challenge from Villarreal's Fernando Nino

Leicester City defender Wesley Fofana will not play again until next year, manager Brendan Rodgers confirmed on Saturday.

Fofana suffered a horrific leg break during the Foxes' midweek friendly against Villarreal.

He subsequently missed his side's Community Shield victory over Manchester City and will be absent for a large chunk of the 2021-22 season.

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