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Leicester City defender Wesley Fofana has told the club he “wants to leave” and complete a move to Chelsea, reports Jacob Steinberg of The Guardian. This move will be the most recent of the West London club’s defensive acquisitions as the club replaces key departures from this summer’s window, including Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen. […] READ MORE
Chelsea are closing in on an enormous spending spree to close the summer. According to a report by Nizaar Kinsella, they are pursuing deals for Wesley Fofana, Anthony Gordon, Frenkie de Jong, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, while The Guardian recently revealed that the Blues are very close to signing Cesare Casadei from Inter Milan. These moves […] READ MORE
Wesley Fofana is becoming “increasingly frustrated” by Leicester City’s attempts to keep him at the club, reports Lyall Thomas of Sky Sports. The French defender feels the Foxes are pricing him out of a “dream move” to Chelsea by demanding more than £80 million for him. Leicester want to make more than they did on […] READ MORE
Chelsea are set to restart negotiations with Leicester City for defender Wesley Fofana, confirms Fabrizio Romano. The Blues have already had a few bids rejected for the French youngster as the Foxes are unwilling to let him leave. Chelsea to Restart Talks for Wesley Fofana Signing Todd Boehly Preparing New Proposal After Fofana’s ‘Farewell Gesture’ […] READ MORE
According to Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea are “in contact” with Barcelona striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Wesley Fofana of Leicester City, with a view to making a £106 million double swoop. The Midlands club reportedly value their centre-back at around £85 million, and according to Revelo, Barcelona want roughly £21 million for Aubameyang. £106 Million Double Swoop: Chelsea ‘In Contact’ […] READ MORE
John Percy of The Telegraph has reported that Chelsea were told to make a “world-record offer” for Wesley Fofana, who is later dubbed a “generational talent” by Percy. Following on from comments made by Brendan Rodgers that the Blues had yet to match Leicester City’s valuation, it has come out that Thomas Tuchel’s side will […] READ MORE
Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers has been speaking to Owynn Palmer-Atkin from BBC Sport and he has dropped a minor update on the ongoing story surrounding Wesley Fofana. According to Palmer-Atkin, Rodgers stated that Chelsea, who have an interest in the player, have made two bids for the defender. Still, neither have come “anywhere close” […] READ MORE
In his latest column, Fabrizio Romano suggests that in the next few days we can expect a third offer from Todd Boehly and Chelsea for Leicester City’s Wesley Fofana. Chelsea Not giving Up on Wesley Fofana Chelsea are preparing new proposal for Wesley Fofana. Negotiations will continue with Leicester, they insist he’s not for sale […] READ MORE
Leicester City defender Wesley Fofana has told his club about his desire to join Chelsea amid their growing interest in signing him, reports CBS Sports journalist Ben Jacobs. Thomas Tuchel’s side still want to sign a new centre-back even after signing Kalidou Koulibaly from Napoli. Chelsea to Table New Bid for Wesley Fofana Chelsea will […] READ MORE
According to Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea have bid over £70 million for the purchase of Leicester City‘s Wesley Fofana. The French centre-back would be one of many additions joining Thomas Tuchel’s side at Cobham in the coming Premier League season and is said to be “100% keen” on making the move to the Champions League club […] READ MORE
Joe Blackburn is a football writer and editor for Last Word on Football. As a Leeds United fan, he focuses on writing articles about the Whites, with a further specific interest in tactics and analysis, and how and why tactics match up against one another.