Jannik Vestergaard claims Brendan Rodgers has sidelined him at Leicester City without providing any explanation.
The Denmark international’s compatriot, Daniel Agger, said earlier this week that Rodgers’ plans for him changed swiftly during his time at Liverpool.
Agger played under the current Leicester manager when the pair were at Liverpool. The former Reds defender was initially told a team would be built around him, before he was frozen out by the Northern Irishman at Anfield.
Vestergaard had a chat with Ekstra Bladet, and the centre-back admitted he can relate to what Agger went through at Liverpool.
“I think my situation at Leicester is in many ways very similar to what Agger experienced at Liverpool. From being highly valued one day to suddenly being completely out in the cold the next without an explanation you can use for anything,” he said.
“In a way, it almost feels nice to know that there is a history that Daniel Agger has also experienced that treatment; from day to night completely out of the blue.”
Vestergaard has featured three times this season and all of those appearances came in cup competitions. He hasn’t played a minute for Leicester in the Premier League.
The 30-year-old has revealed the manager chased him for over a year before he joined Leicester in 2021. This makes him more intrigued with Rodgers’ treatment.
“I can also recognise Agger’s experience in that I really felt wanted by Brendan Rodgers,” Vestergaard explained.
“While I was at Southampton, I had contact with him a year and a half before I switched, where he called me and we had personal talks, and where he really convinced me that I should switch to Leicester.
“I was already very close to switching from Southampton to Leicester, a year and a half before it became a reality. So, Brendan Rodgers and the club knew exactly which player they were buying with both my strengths and weaknesses, and it’s hard to understand that from one moment to the next I’m suddenly unusable. It feels strange, I must admit.”
After deciding against leaving Leicester in January due to personal reasons, a ‘divorce this summer’ is on the cards for Vestergaard, when his deal expires in June.
