The match was over. Racing Club de Lens had won 5-2 in front of their home fans at the Estadio Bollaert-Delelis. But no one had moved. No one among the 37,000 in the stands. Not an inch. They weren’t frozen to their spots for Florian Sotoca, who had scored a brace. Or for Wesley Said, … Read more
Leicester were adamant that they would not sell Wesley Fofana for less than the £80m world-record fee paid for a defender, when Harry Maguire was sold to Manchester United in 2019. Sky Sports News understands the final agreement with Chelsea is for £70m guaranteed cash, with a possible £5m in add-ons. So, what changed? Crucially, … Read more
Chelsea have completed the signing of Leicester centre-back Wesley Fofana in a deal worth up to £75m. Chelsea will pay an initial £70m, with a further £5m possible in add-ons. Leicester and Chelsea agreed a fee for Fofana on Saturday, with the defender flying to the USA on Monday for his medical. Chelsea had made … Read more
Wesley Fofana remembers his first training session at Leicester City. Jamie Vardy lunged at him with both feet. That was his welcome to English football but the young defender soon made himself right at home. When he was out injured last season, Brendan Rodgers compared his absence to Liverpool losing Virgil van Dijk. So swift … Read more
Wesley Fofana is set to undergo his Chelsea medical on Monday ahead of a £70m move from Leicester. Fofana has reportedly flown to the USA for the tests. According to The Athletic, this is for new owner Toddy Boehly’s “peace of mind” after Fofana’s serious injury last season. He missed most of the campaign due … Read more
Chelsea have reached a verbal agreement with Leicester over a fee for Wesley Fofana. Sky Sports News has been told that the agreed fee is for £70m plus add-ons, but the detail of the structure of payments, and exact terms of add-ons are still to be decided. However, the ultimate fee is unlikely to go … Read more
Chelsea are close to agreeing a deal with Leicester for defender Wesley Fofana for a fee believed to be £70m plus add-ons. The bid is Chelsea’s fourth for the French centre-back, having seen an offer of around £60m up-front rejected by the Foxes earlier this week. Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers earlier confirmed Fofana, who missed … Read more
Wesley Fofana will be unavailable for selection for Leicester’s visit to Chelsea this weekend, amid ongoing uncertainty about his future. Fofana has emerged as Chelsea’s main defensive target, and Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers was asked about his availability for Saturday’s trip to Stamford Bridge and the likelihood of Fofana staying beyond the end of the … Read more
Leicester have immediately rejected a third bid for defender Wesley Fofana from Chelsea worth £70m in total. Chelsea’s latest offer was believed to be £60m with a possible £10m in add-ons – but the fee was unlikely to hit the full £70m total because the additional fees have been described to Sky Sports News as … Read more
Brendan Rodgers has decided to leave Wesley Fofana out of Leicester’s squad to face Southampton on Saturday. The manager has decided that Fofana is not in the right frame of mind to play following two unsuccessful bids from Chelsea for the centre-back. Sky Sports News exclusively revealed earlier this week that Fofana is unhappy that … Read more