{"id":616338,"date":"2022-08-15T15:01:03","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T19:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=616338"},"modified":"2022-08-15T15:01:03","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T19:01:03","slug":"wesley-fofana-frustrated-leicester-city-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/15\/wesley-fofana-frustrated-leicester-city-chelsea\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea Target &#8216;Frustrated&#8217; at Being Priced Out of &#8216;Dream Move&#8217; By Leicester City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wesley Fofana is becoming &#8220;increasingly frustrated&#8221; by <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/11\/leicester-city-midfielder-hamza-choudhury-watford\/\" target=\"_self\">Leicester City&#8217;s<\/a> attempts to keep him at the club, reports Lyall Thomas of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11095\/12673949\/wesley-fofana-unsettled-leicester-defender-feels-foxes-are-pricing-him-out-of-dream-chelsea-transfer\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sky Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The French defender feels the Foxes are pricing him out of a &#8220;dream move&#8221; to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/15\/chelsea-defender-emerson-west-ham-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea<\/a> by demanding more than \u00a380 million for him.<\/p>\n<p>Leicester want to make more than they did on the deal that saw Harry Maguire join <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/15\/manchester-united-jamie-vardy-leicester-city\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> for \u00a380 million in 2019, but Fofana is unhappy with how his club are handling the deal.<\/p>\n<h2>Wesley Fofana Frustrated at Being Priced Out of &#8216;Dream Move&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Exclusive: Wesley Fofana is becoming increasingly frustrated at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Leicester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Leicester<\/a>. Feels he is being priced out of dream move to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chelsea?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Chelsea<\/a> &#8211; unhappy that club want more than \u00a380m Maguire fee. Breaking in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TransferShow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TransferShow<\/a> at 7pm, online and here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OzHTtF6aQx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/OzHTtF6aQx<\/a> <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:\/\/t.co\/ZQ4DyVNhQz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ZQ4DyVNhQz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lyall Thomas (@SkySportsLyall) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsLyall\/status\/1559238598779617281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Huge Offer Needed<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s said that Fofana thought Leicester would listen to any substantial offer made for him, but so far the Foxes have rejected two bids from Chelsea, both thought to be in the region of \u00a360 million.<\/p>\n<p>If Leicester are going to hold out for more than they previously sold Maguire for, then Chelsea will have to submit a huge offer in order to prise the 21-year-old away from the King Power Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The club believe that due to Fofana&#8217;s potential as well as his current performances, they are within their rights to demand more than the Maguire fee.<\/p>\n<p>But the defender himself is not happy with this stance, citing the difference in their age and international stature &#8211; Maguire was 26 and a regular for England when he was sold to Manchester United three years ago.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chelsea are preparing new proposal for Wesley Fofana. Negotiations will continue with Leicester, they insist he\u2019s not for sale but Chelsea will now push again after bid for more than \u00a370m turned down last week. \ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udd35 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fofana wants the move. Chelsea will try again, on it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oE2RiJtrSy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/oE2RiJtrSy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1556934700635197440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 9, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Fofana is keen to play Champions League football in the run-up to the World Cup in December to improve his chances of making the France squad.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being unsettled, the youngster will remain professional &#8211; after all, he still has five years left on his contract &#8211; but he did appear to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattDebonoAC\/status\/1558485213067583488\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bid farewell<\/a> to the Leicester fans after their 4-2 defeat at Arsenal on Saturday.<\/p>\n<h3>Rodgers Wants &#8216;Another Year&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>After that match, Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers acknowledged the speculation surrounding Fofana but stated that he felt the defender was better off staying at the club.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/transfer-news\/nowhere-near-club-manager-says-chelsea-are-still-way-off-their-valuation-of-amazing-player\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">He said<\/a>: &#8220;Naturally, if there is interest from another club, that is looked at by the club.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s a top young defender and there are not too many around his age. Another year here for him at least would be really important for his development, but he is quite calm and relaxed in the situation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is aware of the interest. He understands where we are as a club and where we see him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wesley Fofana is becoming &#8220;increasingly frustrated&#8221; by Leicester City&#8217;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 &#8220;dream move&#8221; to Chelsea by demanding more than \u00a380 million for him. 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