Wesley Fofana: Chelsea are close to reaching an agreement with Leicester for defender | News about Transfer Center
Chelsea are close to reaching an agreement with Leicester for defender Wesley Fofana for a fee believed to be £70m plus add-ons.
Chelsea’s fourth bid for the French midfielder, after seeing an offer worth around £60m was rejected by the Foxes earlier this week.
Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers previously confirmed Fofana, who missed last weekend’s defeat to Southampton amid speculation over his future, will also not be available for the trip to Stamford. Bridge on Saturday to face Chelsea.
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Fofana wants to move to the Blues and speaking after Leicester’s penalty shoot-out win over Stockport in the Carabao Cup, Rodgers confirmed the player was training with the club’s Under-23s after being unable to attend the training session. last week.
“He won’t be available for the weekend and has been training with the U23s,” Rodgers told reporters ahead of Saturday’s game.
“I’m not sure [if a deal will get done], my focus is on the players we have and the team. I can’t lose energy. If something is going to be done, it will be done with the clubs. Until that happens, we just have to work with what we have. “
Rodgers added: “Hopefully (there will be some transfers done between now and the end of the window). It’s really good for the team to be able to do that, improving the squad is always the thing. But until that changes, we’ll work with what we have.”
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Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers confirmed the club had turned down another offer from Chelsea for Wesley Fofana and expressed hope that the situation would be resolved soon.
Chelsea’s third bid for Fofana, totaling £70m, was immediately rejected earlier this week.
Chelsea’s latest offer is said to be £60m with a possible £10m for add-ons – but the extra payments are described as Sky Sports News as “ambitious” goals.
Chelsea had previously been rejected two bids in excess of £60m.
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