Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers says defender Wesley Fofana will be out until NEXT YEAR with an ankle injury suffered during Wednesday's friendly against Villarreal.
Fofana suffered the injury in a tackle.
After their Community Shield victory, Rodgers told BBC Radio Leicester: "He will play in 2022 at some time. Unfortunately the ligament damage is quite bad. He is in great spirits, he wants to stay here in and be around his team-mates.
"Sometimes players want to go back to their country, but he is staying here. He has an operation on Monday and his recovery will start there."
On his replacement Daniel Amartey, he added: "Whatever I have asked Daniel Amartey to do he has always done so with great commitment. His attitude is first class and he's very much a team player. He was outstanding."
