Fofana Back In Leicester Training After Six Months Out
Leicester City defender Wesley Fofana is back in training after six months out with a leg injury.
Fofana suffered a sickening leg injury following a bad challenge from Villarreal’s Nino Fer in Leicester City’s final pre-season friendly for the 2021/2022 season back in August.
The 21-year-old was one of the revelations of the 2020/2021 season following a summer move from Saint Etienne as he made 38 appearances across all competitions to help Leicester win the FA Cup and finish fifth in the Premier League.
Fofana’s absence has been felt in a Leicester backline that has the fourth worst goal concession rate in the Premier League this term, shipping 43 goals so far.
Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers has been thrilled with Fofana’s return but is keen to ease him back into action.
"We have to be careful with Wesley, but we'll manage that," he said. "He's just joined training, so he's not imminently close to playing. We'll give him a few weeks training with the squad, and then we'll take it from there really.
"Just to see him back in training, it really shows what we've missed. This is a genuine top talent. When you see him come back in, it was like the first day he came in to train when he joined us. It's a different mentality – aggression, anticipation. It's just sheer quality that the boy has.
"We'll just build him up and there's no doubt, when he gets back to playing, it will be great to have him back in the team. Throughout his rehabilitation, he's been superb. For a young player, in particular, it's his first real big injury, so it'll be hard for him to be out, but he really focused on his work ever so hard.
"It's great to have him back. It's like JJ [James Justin] coming back in [from an ACL injury]. You see the quality of the player that you've been missing when they're back in the group. That gives the group a boost. He's a genuine top player. When you have that quality, you see the mentality of him.
"He's aggressive, he fights for every ball, he’s competitive and then, when he has the ball, he's got big quality. To have that back in your training will always improve the level. It's great for me to see that on its way back into the team."
