LEICESTER CITY’S Wesley Fofana has reluctantly ruled himself out of the European Under-21 Championships after damaging his hamstring against Spurs on Sunday.
The Foxes’ 20-year-old French defender was in tears when he hobbled off after 20 minutes at the King Power, knowing his Euro dream was over.
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The French face the Netherlands in the quarter finals in Budapest on Monday but Fofana was forced to withdraw from the squad yesterday to complete a miserable 24 hours for the youngster.
The centre-back has been outstanding since his £32million move from Saint-Etienne but felt his hamstring tighten during the pre-match warm-up.
However in the absence of Jonny Evans, Fofana gamely offered to play through the pain.
The Foxes were leading 1-0 when he was forced to quit after 21 minutes, before crashing to a 4-2 defeat without him.
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“You saw how emotional he was coming off. He had given everything,” said Brendan Rodgers.
Fofana wrote on social media: “Thank you for all your support and messages, I hope to be back soon.”
