Vestergaard was stunned by Leicester.

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Yannick Vestergaard Danish defender Admittedly he was puzzled by his status in the Leicester football team after being ignored this season.

The Danish defender has endured a disappointing period since joining the Foxes in the summer of 2021 for £15m.

He has made just 3 appearances this season. This has not happened in the Premier League, although Leicester have been plagued by injury problems.

“I felt wanted by Brendan Rodgers,” Vestergaard said to Danish media UFABET.

“When I was at Southampton. He convinced me that I should come to Leicester.

“I almost moved on from Southampton to Leicester a year and a half before it actually happened.

“So Brendan Rodgers and the club should know which players they buy from both strengths and my weakness. And it’s hard to understand that from one moment to the next. I suddenly get overlooked.”

“It feels weird. I have to accept it.

Vestergard Open talks with Hertha Berlin and Monaco in January. But ended up choosing to stay with Lester because his wife was pregnant.

The 30-year-old has one season left on his contract and is likely to be ready to leave this summer.

However, Vesterguard Long career in the Bundesliga Since joining Hoffenheim’s first team in 2011 before moving to Werder Bremen and Gladbach, respectively. In the past season. he played 34 matches for Singha Young, scoring 3 goals.