Leicester City defender Wesley Fofana made his long-awaited return to action on Wednesday night in the Foxes’ 1-1 draw with Burnley at Turf Moor.

The French defender, signed by Leicester from Saint Etienne in the summer, had been ruled out since early February with a hamstring injury.

Rodgers had previously revealed that the 20-year-old had made his return to training, with the defender completing his road to recovery with a substitute appearance against the Clarets.

Fofana’s return is surely welcome news to Leicester, with the club having suffered significant injury woes this season.

Fellow centre-backs Caglar Soyuncu, Jonny Evans and Wes Morgan have all suffered with their own problems, leading to Wilfred Ndidi having to deputise in defence on a number of occasions. However, the Frenchman now gives Rodgers a huge boost at the back as the Foxes attempt to hold onto their UEFA Champions League position.

With his return, Fofana will be hoping to continue catching the eye once again. The £24.3m-rated centre-back was racking up some seriously impressive numbers prior to his injury.

In his 16 Premier League appearances so far, he was averaging 1.7 tackles, 2.6 interceptions and a huge 4.4 clearances per game according to WhoScored.

Those performances have led to considerable praise from the footballing world, with former French centre-back Frank Leboeuf labelling Fofana as ‘extraordinary’.

Another huge advantage of his return will be the prospect of forming a solid partnership with Soyuncu.

The Turk, who was named in the 2019/20 PFA Premier League Team of the Year, has started the last six league games, with Leicester winning three of those.

However, he is yet to start a game alongside Fofana this season due to the duo’s respective injury woes.

With Fofana just 20 years of age and Soyuncu not much older at 24, Rodgers will surely be excited to see them link up and forge a partnership that could be the basis of Leicester City’s defence for years to come.