Kurt Zouma: West Ham defender misses Leicester clash after feeling unwell during warm-up | Football News

Kurt Zouma pulled out of West Ham’s clash with Leicester City on Sunday after suffering from illness during the warm-up at the King Power Stadium.

Hammers manager David Moyes had declared the centre-back was available to play despite a disturbing video of him kicking his cat across his kitchen floor.

The France international was initially selected in West Ham’s starting line-up, but the club confirmed he was withdrawn after feeling unwell and was replaced by Issa Diop.

Zouma’s cats have been taken away by the RSPCA after a video emerged of him hitting, dropping, and kicking his pet across his kitchen floor on Monday.

The 27-year-old West Ham defender issued an apology and has been fined two weeks’ wages – understood to be £250,000 – which will be donated to animal welfare charities, while Adidas have dropped the player as a client.

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