{"id":566856,"date":"2020-09-23T07:09:51","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T11:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=566856"},"modified":"2020-09-23T07:09:51","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T11:09:51","slug":"report-leicester-city-have-offer-for-wesley-fofana-rejected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/09\/23\/report-leicester-city-have-offer-for-wesley-fofana-rejected\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Leicester City Have Offer for Wesley Fofana Rejected"},"content":{"rendered":"

French outlet L’Equipe<\/a> are reporting that Leicester City<\/a> have had a bid of \u00a330m rejected for AS Saint-Etienne<\/a> defender Wesley Fofana.<\/a><\/p>\n

Jordan Blackwell of Leicestershire Live<\/a> is also reporting that the Foxes have seen a bid rejected for the Frenchman.<\/p>\n

Leicester City Have Third Offer for Wesley Fofana Rejected<\/h2>\n

Main Target<\/h3>\n

The 19-year-old Frenchman is City\u2019s main target as Brendan Rodgers attempts to bring in a defender before the transfer window closes.<\/p>\n

However, up until now, all their attempts to sign the teenager have been turned down <\/a>\u00a0by the Ligue 1 club and their manager, former Foxes boss, Claude Puel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fofana himself is open to a move to the Premier League and the King Power Stadium, although currently his club and manager are steadfast in their desire to hold on.<\/p>\n

Even with the inclusion of a 10 percent sell-on fee included in the most recent offer.<\/p>\n

Fofana Admits Leicester Desire<\/h3>\n

In a recent interview also with L’Equipe<\/a>, the Marseille born defender admitted he \u201cwould be crazy\u201d to ignore an opportunity to move to the East Midlands, going on to say it would be a transfer that \u201ccould change his life\u201d.<\/p>\n

Fofana has played 29 senior matches for Saint-Etienne, including the first three of the current campaign. He has helped his side keep a clean sheet across all the opening fixtures – leaving his side top of Ligue 1.<\/p>\n

New Contract Hinders Foxes Hopes<\/h3>\n

The wanted teenager signed a new deal with his club in April, leading to difficulties for the Foxes. The report in L\u2019Equipe claims Puel is not entertaining the idea of him leaving until next summer.<\/p>\n

A new centre-back is Rodgers’ priority as the end of the window approaches. The squad has Caglar Soyuncu<\/a>, Jonny Evans<\/a>, Wes Morgan<\/a>, and Filip Benkovic<\/a>. The latter duo are likely to be lesser used, owing to Morgan’s advancing years and Benkovic’s lack of experience.<\/p>\n

The Foxes have also been linked<\/a> with a move for Bayer Leverkusen\u2019s Jonathan Tah<\/a> and Burnley\u2019s James Tarkowski<\/a>, should they be unable to land Fofana.<\/p>\n

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