{"id":615490,"date":"2022-07-31T17:05:17","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T21:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=615490"},"modified":"2022-07-31T17:05:36","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T21:05:36","slug":"chelsea-double-swoop-dumfries-fofana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/31\/chelsea-double-swoop-dumfries-fofana\/","title":{"rendered":"David Ornstein: Chelsea Have &#8216;Firm&#8217; Interest in Miraculous \u00a3110 Million Double Swoop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/David_Ornstein\/status\/1553764563153297411\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">David Ornstein\u00a0<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">of The Athletic has reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/30\/chelsea-goalkeeper-napoli-interest\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea<\/a> are working on deals to sign <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/19\/paris-saint-germain-far-milan-skriniar\/\" target=\"_self\">Inter Milan<\/a> wing-back Denzel Dumfries and Wesley Fofana from Leicester City, with the Midlands club reportedly valuing their centre-back at around \u00a385 million, and<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0the Dutch international having a pricetag of<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/denzel-dumfries\/marktwertverlauf\/spieler\/321528\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a325 million<\/a>. The Italian side are reportedly open to selling their wing-back in order to raise some much-needed funds.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Denzel Dumfries and Wesley Fofana: Chelsea Target Double Swoop as They Look For Further Defensive Reinforcements<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 Chelsea working on deals to sign both Wesley Fofana + Denzel Dumfries. Leicester thought to value Fofana at \u00a380\/85m but <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CFC<\/a> hope offering players may lower price. Dumfries interest also firm &amp; Inter Milan need to raise funds @TheAthleticUK <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LCFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#LCFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Inter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Inter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5zqENwnQzb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/5zqENwnQzb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/David_Ornstein\/status\/1553764563153297411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Chelsea Identify Key Reinforcements in Potential Double Swoop<\/h3>\n<p>Chelsea have endured a frustrating transfer window despite the high-profile arrivals of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/28\/raheem-sterling-chelsea-manchester-city\/\" target=\"_self\">Raheem Sterling<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/14\/chelsea-closing-in-kalidou-koulibaly\/\" target=\"_self\">Kalidou Koulibaly<\/a>, with the Kings Road club keen to add further reinforcements as the new Premier League season approaches.<\/p>\n<p>The Stamford Bridge hierarchy are hopeful they can negotiate Leicester City down from their current \u00a385 million asking price for Fofana. Inter Milan, meanwhile, are struggling financially, which will make Chelsea hopeful they can obtain the Dutch international for a favourable price, and add some necessary defensive reinforcements for the club.<\/p>\n<p>The French Under-21 international is thought to be well regarded at Stamford Bridge, but the player is contracted to Leicester City until 2027, with the player thought to be happy at the club. This would make any potential deal difficult for Thomas Tuchel\u00a0to complete.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/31\/chelsea-real-madrid-gabriel-slonina\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea Read Agreement to Sign &#8216;Unbelievable&#8217; Player<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>What Dumfries and Fofana Could Bring to Chelsea<\/h3>\n<p>Fofana is impressive when defending one on one situations, where he uses his physical stature and impressive recovery abilities to often stifle opposition attacks. He is adept at not diving into tackles and has impeccable timing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers tells <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OwynnPA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@owynnpa<\/a> that Wesley Fofana is \u201cnot for sale\u201d, very clear on club position &#8211; same as the board. \ud83d\udd35 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LCFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#LCFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea have still no intention to give up and will try to negotiate again next week on Fofana\/Gvardiol, both really difficult. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PXbRRxBSxa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/PXbRRxBSxa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1553848147885031428?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Frenchman can be a vital weapon at set pieces both defensively and offensively, which combined with Koulibaly would make Chelsea imposing and difficult to break down.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/18\/every-premier-league-transfer-completed-in-summer-2022\/\" target=\"_self\">Every Premier League Transfer Completed in Summer 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dumfries offers great width and is often involved in his team&#8217;s attacking endeavours. He is adept at playing as a winger, often playing like one even when starting at wing-back. He offers a vital threat with his pace and his brilliant engine, and his ability to produce the right final ball when it is needed. He can be caught upfield, though, but Tuchel could deal with this by playing <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/24\/todd-boehly-new-reece-james-contract\/\" target=\"_self\">Reece James<\/a> as the right-sided centre-back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Ornstein\u00a0of The Athletic has reported that Chelsea are working on deals to sign Inter Milan wing-back Denzel Dumfries and Wesley Fofana from Leicester City, with the Midlands club reportedly valuing their centre-back at around \u00a385 million, and\u00a0the Dutch international having a pricetag of\u00a0around \u00a325 million. The Italian side are reportedly open to selling their [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4106,"featured_media":615492,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,11,8438,15,7188,5],"tags":[8611,8702,9356,9354,6608],"class_list":["post-615490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-chelsea","category-inter-milan","category-leicester-city","category-rumours","category-serie-a","tag-chelsea-transfer-rumours","tag-denzel-dumfries","tag-inter-milan-transfer-rumours","tag-leicester-city-transfer-rumours","tag-wesley-fofana"],"modified_by":"Joseph Howes, Site Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=615490"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615490\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/615492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=615490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=615490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=615490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}