The agent of Leonardo Ulloa has taken aim at Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri in an astonishing tirade.
The Argentine striker remains on the periphery at the King Power Stadium but even after handing in a transfer request, will not be sold by the reigning Premier League champions.
Ulloa's representative, Horacio Rossi, told The Sun that Ranieri has lied about the current situation involving the player.
“As the agent of Ulloa, I'm tired of the lies of Claudio Ranieri and Jon Rudkin," Rossi said.
“On Leicester's pre-season tour of the United States, Ranieri promised Ulloa he would not buy another attacker.
“But he bought Islam Slimani and then promised Ulloa that he could leave Leicester and did not comply.
“And Ranieri promised Ulloa that he would get a contract renewal and he did not fulfill it – so Ulloa has decided to officially request a transfer.
“Yet now Ranieri, in a confused message to the press, says he believes Ulloa will remain in Leicester when it is not true.
“Ranieri is behaving like a selfish, egocentric egotist, who does not care about the suffering of a man who fought for him and helped win the Premier League title.
“The manager is destroying Ulloa's career in forcing him to stay in Leicester and this season has only started him in one Premier League match.
“The manager wants to force him to stay to play two games a year – when he has Jamie Vardy, Slimani and Shinji Okazaki. We will now allow it."