Chelsea are making ready a 3rd bid for Leicester Metropolis defender Wesley Fofana after seeing their first two presents turned down.
The Blues appear wanting to land the highly-rated younger Frenchman, with Fabrizio Romano explaining that the participant would even be wanting to get the prospect to maneuver to Stamford Bridge.
Writing in his newest column for CaughtOffside on Substack, Romano says Chelsea followers can count on Todd Boehly to strive once more for Fofana, who would like to play for the west London giants.
“To date, Chelsea have submitted two proposals for Wesley Fofana: the primary at £60m and the second at £70m – each turned down by Leicester Metropolis,” Romano said.
“Chelsea wish to put together a 3rd supply that can arrive at Leicester within the subsequent few days, additionally as a result of Fofana is eager on the transfer and would love to affix Chelsea. That’s why Todd Boehly might be again with a brand new proposal quickly.”
Chelsea misplaced Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen this summer season, however responded by bringing in Kalidou Koulibaly in pre-season.
Nonetheless, there’s absolutely room for an additional centre-back, and Fofana has proven immense potential in his time within the Premier League thus far, trying like the newest in an extended line of good purchases by the Foxes.
Leicester usually appear to search out gamers on a budget earlier than promoting them on at a significant revenue, with the likes of N’Golo Kante and Ben Chilwell transferring from the King Energy Stadium to Stamford Bridge lately.
