​Leonardo Ulloa's agent has ​gone on the offensive against Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri after the striker had a transfer request turned down by the Italian.





The Argentine made 29 appearances last season, scoring six goals and creating two. This season, with playing time limited by the signings of Ahmed Musa and Islam Slimani, Ulloa has started just one game and has one goal to his name.

“As the agent of Ulloa, I’m tired of the lies of Claudio Ranieri and Jon Rudkin [Leicester's director of football]," ​said Ulloa's agent.





“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 t hen 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 fulfil 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 agent continued.





“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.”

"You have on one side a player who has handed in an official transfer request and on the other a club that clearly doesn't want the player because he does not play," said another member of the Ulloa camp.





"If you have something at home that you are going to chuck in the bin, you may as well get some money for it. It is baffling.





The club have now turned down a second bid from Spanish side Deportivo Alaves, who are unable to pay the £12m asking fee whilst the Foxes seek a loan move for the Argentinian.





"Leicester were offering him out on loan like he is a young player trying to make his way in football rather than a 30-year-old who has been a big part of the club's success and is loved by the fans.





"It was completely disrespectful and hurt Leonardo a lot. That is just one of a few episodes that has been taking place behind the scenes."

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