Jannik Vestergaard believes he is now set to stay at Leicester City after turning down a potential £12 million move to Premier League rivals Fulham, speaking to Danish publication BT.
You might have noticed that Brendan Rodgers’ Foxes have not signed a single new player this summer. But you only have to think back to 2021 to realise that, sometimes, a fleet of new faces creates more problems than it solves.
Ryan Bertrand made next-to no impact in Leicester blue. Boubakary Soumare has been linked with a return to France already. And, according to The Athletic, Rodgers may consider offers for Vestergaard too, after just six Premier League starts in 12 months at the King Power Stadium.
Fulham, per the Daily Mail, have offered £12 million for the former Southampton and Borussia Monchengladbach giant. But, with two years left on his contract, Vestergaard is not going to give up quite so easily on his ailing Leicester City career.
Fulham target Jannik Vestergaard wants to stay at Leicester City
“I am fully dedicated to Leicester, which is a great club with passionate fans,” the Denmark international says.
“I don’t know anything about those rumours and honestly don’t follow all the chatter in the transfer windows. I don’t spend my energy on that sort of thing. (I) have all my focus being the best possible version of myself when the season starts.
“If there are inquiries, my agent will take care of it. But I expect to stay in Leicester.”
Vestergaard was outstanding during the 2020/21 season at Southampton; His wonderful crossfield passing and formidable aerial presence attracting the interest of Tottenham Hotspur and others before Leicester made their move.
The 30-year-old looks like a square peg in a round hole under Rodgers, however; A lack of mobility and a tendency to switch off under pressure quickly forcing him down the Leicester pecking order
But Vestergaard remains determined to prove his doubters wrong.
“It has gone well in the pre-season for me,” he adds. “And it is great that, unlike last year, after the Euros, I have had a full and good preparation for the season.
“It gives me optimism and good reason to believe that I will have a better season than the last one. I believe in a better season this year and that I will stay here and play my part in a successful project in Leicester.”
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