{"id":616623,"date":"2022-08-21T15:26:50","date_gmt":"2022-08-21T19:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=616623"},"modified":"2022-08-21T15:26:50","modified_gmt":"2022-08-21T19:26:50","slug":"chelseas-priority-defensive-target-revealed-wesley-fofana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/21\/chelseas-priority-defensive-target-revealed-wesley-fofana\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabrizio Romano Gives Exclusive Update on Harry Maguire to Chelsea Rumour With \u2018Unbelievable\u2019 Priority Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amidst the recent Harry Maguire to Chelsea<\/a> rumours, respected journalist Fabrizio Romano<\/a> has revealed\u00a0that the West London club’s<\/span>\u00a0priority centre-back target is Leicester City<\/a> defender Wesley Fofana. <\/span><\/p>\n

The respected journalist confirms the Kings Road club will resume negotiations with the intermediaries of the Fofana deal next week. <\/span><\/p>\n

The French U21 international, described as “<\/span>unbelievable<\/span><\/a>“, has reportedly\u00a0<\/span>agreed personal terms<\/span><\/a> with Thomas Tuchel’s men. Reports suggest the club could sign the Frenchman for <\/span>\u00a385 million<\/span><\/a>, with the defender omitted from the Foxes squad for their recent 2\u20101 home defeat to Southampton.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wesley Fofana: Chelsea Prioritise Move for French U21 International Centre\u2010Back<\/h2>\n
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\ud83d\udea8 EXCLUSIVE \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f @FabrizioRomano<\/a>: "I\u2019ve been asked a lot about Harry Maguire … My understanding is that, at the moment, Chelsea\u2019s priority is Wesley Fofana. This is the only answer I'm getting from Chelsea."<\/p>\n

Full Story \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n

— CaughtOffside (@caughtoffside) August 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n