Chelsea proceed to stick with their curiosity in Leicester Metropolis’s Wesley Fofana, however the Londoners are battle to twist Leicester’s arm at the moment.
Fofana, 21, has turn into the ultimate piece in Thomas Tuchel’s defensive puzzle by all accounts. The younger French defender has been on the King Energy Stadium for simply two seasons however it appears that evidently Chelsea are satisfied of his skills and Fofana is able to attempt his luck on the high stage.
Based on John Percy [paywall], Chelsea have made a 3rd bid for Fofana which totals £70m plus a lot of add-ons that might be tough to attain. The Foxes have as soon as once more rejected Chelsea’s advances. It appears Leicester should not keen to barter for something beneath £80m.
The truth that Chelsea are nonetheless making an attempt to make such main strikes this late within the switch market makes negotiations that rather more tough. With Leicester’s probabilities of bringing in a substitute far shorter, the Foxes can demand greater charges within the negotiation, factoring in that and the fact that Chelsea will battle to push for another person so late out there too.
