Leicester's Ulloa feels betrayed by Ranieri: 'I will not play again'

Leonardo Ulloa is done coming off Leicester City's bench.

On Monday, the day before the closure of the January transfer window, Ulloa took to Twitter and accused Claudio Ranieri of betrayal and threatened to go on strike. According to the Guardian's Stuart James, the words were published after Leicester rejected an improved offer from Sunderland for the Argentinian striker, valued at about £7 million.

Ulloa reportedly submitted a transfer request this month and, in an interview with Sky that was apparently unauthorised, lashed out at Ranieri for failing to keep a promise. The 30-year-old could face disciplinary action for the tirade.

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"The manager's been telling me for the last two weeks that if an offer of around £4 million to £5 million was arriving to the club, he would help me to leave," Ulloa said. "My understanding at this moment is that these offers are around those figures, or even bigger, (and) are not being considered, so after what Ranieri has been telling me for weeks, today he tells me that he wants me to stay.

"I can't understand the situation or why they don't let me continue playing my football somewhere else. If I stay at the club it's going to affect seriously my career and my future. They know I'm not going to be used. The best thing for both parties is that they sell me to another club and I can continue playing my football somewhere else."

Leicester allegedly doesn't plan on selling Ulloa, who holds 11 Premier League appearances to his name this season, 10 of which have come as a substitute. Deportivo Alaves reportedly had a £1.7-million bid for the player turned down, while Galatasaray is apparently showing interest.