There have been reports from England that Leicester City have agreed to sell the Chelsea target. At a price that could become a world record this summer
According to The Daily Mail , Chelsea have reached an agreement with Leicester City on Friday night August 26, 2022 for a fee of £70 million for a deal for their defender Wesley Fofana . After the Blue Lions’ offer to the Siamese Foxes failed three times. Most recently on Friday afternoon Chelsea made a fourth offer and the two clubs have finalized a structured deal together on friday night.
Fofana has agreed a six-year temporary contract. After confirming he wants to join Chelsea. The 21-year-old revealed last week to Leicester City that he believed he was being overcharged by the club. After they demand a world-record £85m for the defender manager Brendan Rodgers has revealed. He has sent Fofana on training with the Under-23s. Of the UFABET club this week. After referred not to appear in the first team practice. And he is not named in the Chelsea squad for today’s match.
Fofana joined Leicester City for £36.5m from Saint-Etienne in 2020. He has developed into one of the best defenders in the Premier League . Thomas Tuchel‘s key to his defense after Chelsea missed out on the likes of Jules Kunde and Matthijs de Ligt. His signings will be the driving force. It is important for the German coach Todd Bohly to add to his squad of top quality players. After they lost to Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rudiger at the end of the season already.
Tuchel hopes they can reach an agreement with Barcelona forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. As they still want Everton’s Anthony Gordon and another central. Fofana’s arrival could pave the way for defender Trevoh Chalobah to go on loan with Italian clubs AC Milan, Inter and Roma have all inquired. His signing will be the culmination of an epic summer transfer journey. Tuchel believes the centre-back can help Chelsea challenge for the title with Liverpool and Manchester City.
As for Leicester, manager Brendan Rodgers said at a press conference, stressing the need for players to leave if he wants to bring in more new players before the transfer window closes . [We] could probably see at least a few players leaving so we could do business in bringing people in,” he said. “That’s a role model for the club in terms of players leaving and letting the money go. capital to attract other players.”