Fofana

Chelsea's pursuit of Leicester City defender Wesley Fofana is now at its conclusion with a verbal agreement now in place for the centre-back.

When Chelsea first registered their in Fofana, Rodgers publicly stated the centre-back was not for sale. "He’s not training with the first team," Rodgers explained. He did not arrive for a day's training earlier this week and was sent to train with Leicester's Under-21s as a result by Brendan Rodgers. If not, he trains with the Under-21s." "He’s training with the Under-21s so he can get his football fitness and keep working. Leicester this evening accepted the offer.

According to French news outlet GFFN, a deal has now been agreed between the two clubs to take the 21-year-old to Stamford Bridge. Discussions have been ongoing ...

"All your good players because of Leicester’s good recruitment so the likes of Fofana, [Youri] Tielemans and [James] Maddison have been getting interest from a lot of clubs. If you look at our squad it’s really good but what happens is this dreadful month of August. It’s finally set to be completed with Leicester after official bid submitted in the afternoon. He continued: "None of them are for sale. Wesley Fofana has been key for this move - he only wanted to follow his dream and join Chelsea. Discussions have been ongoing for the past few weeks and it now looks like they have finally found an agreement.

CHELSEA have 'verbally agreed' a deal to sign Leicester City defender Wesley Fofana.

Though despite the positive transfer activity, Tuchel is looking forward to the summer window closing and working with a definite group of players, he explained: “I love the group. The player is set to pen a six-year deal with the club. The Blues have already seen three bids rejected for the Frenchman though are said to have now made a breakthrough involving a world-record fee for a central defender.

Chelsea agree a deal worth at least £70MILLION for Wesley Fofana after having three bids rejected by Leicester, with the wantaway star set to sign a six-year ...

He emerged as Thomas Tuchel's prime choice for his defence after Chelsea missed out on Jules Kounde and Matthijs de Ligt. Chelsea have reached a verbal agreement with Leicester over a deal for Wesley Fofana - Chelsea and Leicester have reached a verbal agreement over Wesley Fofana

Either way, hopefully most of the drama is now done in this situation. It's a massive transfer, both financial and in terms of sporting implication, and ...

Either way, hopefully most of the drama is now done in this situation. [Leicester City](https://fosseposse.sbnation.com) reportedly reaching a “verbal agreement” over a transfer fee. The saga of Wesley Fofana — hey, that rhymes!

Chelsea have finally reached verbal agreement with Leicester for their French center-back in a deal that would likely smash a world-record sum for a ...

However, on the eve of the Premier League match, the Blues have finally reached a breakthrough for the defender. Leicester are also understood to have been lining up a replacement for the last few days to allow the deal to go through. Chelsea have finally reached verbal agreement with Leicester for their French center-back in a deal that would likely smash a world-record sum for a defender.

Chelsea and Leicester agree fee for Wesley Fofana (L'Equipe) · I am ready to follow my dreams - Antony · Man Utd join Chelsea in Aubameyang race (Di Marzio) ...

He said: "That changed, of course. That would surpass the amount paid by Manchester United to the same club for Harry Maguire in 2019. The Reds have only picked up two points from their opening three Premier League games and have been massively affected by the absences of Fabinho and Thiago.

Chelsea will sign Wesley Fofana, Manchester United want Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and perhaps Cody Gakpo, and Barcelona want rid of Memphis Depay.

He acquitted himself well at Lyon and then at Barcelona, so there is no doubting that he has improved in recent years, but it still means waiting for Cristiano Ronaldo’s future to be resolved. Manchester United are wondering whether to follow up their £76m bid for Ajax’s 22-year-old winger Antony, after the Dutch side rejected the offer. Paper Round’s view: Fofana is one of the best young centre-backs in European football and with Chelsea’s current setup they can afford to plan for the future.

Chelsea's latest transfer saga appears to be nearing the finish line, with reports breaking from RMC Sport that claim a fee has finally been agreed for the ...

The fee being discussed will reportedly be a record for a defender. The 21-year-old has been Chelsea's top target for the past few weeks, though negotiations have been difficult. The Blues went into this summer transfer window knowing they needed to revitalize their defense. [According to Hawkins](https://twitter.com/FabriceHawkins/status/1563235972321771520?s=20&t=gWrhjW9xGtTRPHf1cnG-KQ), the two clubs verbally agreed on a fee for the defender on Friday evening. They are set to finish that task, with a fee reportedly having been agreed with Leicester City for top target Wesley Fofana. Chelsea's latest transfer saga appears to be nearing the finish line, with reports breaking from RMC Sport that claim a fee has finally been agreed for the transfer of Wesley Fofana.

According to David Ornstein, Chelsea have reached a verbal agreement with Leicester City over the signing of French defender Wesley Fofana.

Either way, hopefully, most of the drama is now behind us in this situation. West Ham and Leicester were reportedly the two clubs in for him and eventually, the then 19-year-old chose the Foxes for a club-record fee of £36million. Despite being fairly unestablished at the senior level, he has developed a knack for sniffing out danger and winning the ball before the pass can reach the opposing forward. A hybrid of an old-school and modern-day defender, the 21-year-old impresses whenever he plays. Kurt Zouma had also joined West Ham in the previous season, which has left a gaping hole in Chelsea’s defense. Etienne managed to hold onto the French sensation for another season in the hopes of getting a higher fee.

Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that Wesley Fofana will leave Leicester City and join Chelsea this summer transfer window.

This is a big move for the Blues, especially considering that Leicester were apparently holding out for £85million. The reported fee that Chelsea will pay for the Frenchman is £75million, with add-ons included. Last night, it was heavily reported that the Blues were on the 'verge' of agreeing a deal with Leicester for his signature. [Fabrizio Romano](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1563442006105669634), Chelsea and Leicester reached an agreement on Friday for the 21-year-old. The Foxes had rejected three bids and Fofana thought the last two were more than reasonable. After multiple rejected bids and the player trying to force a move, it looks like Wesley Fofana is set to join Chelsea.

Gary Lineker has called Wesley Fofana 'the most prodigiously talented young central defender in the world', on his £75m move from his beloved Leicester City ...

Fofana's move away from the King Power Stadium has been one of the most-talked about transfers of this window - and the French defender has only wanted to go to Chelsea. [Wesley Fofana](/sport/wesley-fofana/index.html) 'the most prodigiously talented young central defender in the world', on his £75m move to [Chelsea](/sport/teampages/chelsea.html). as the French star finally closes in on £75m move from Leicester to Chelsea

Chelsea verbally agree a deal for defender Wesley Fofana with Leicester with transfer fee believed to be £70m plus add-ons; Blues host Foxes at Stamford ...

But until that changes, we will work with what we have." Until that happens we just have to work with what we have." "My concentration is on the players that we have, and the team.

Chelsea look to have finally got their man after agreeing a £70 million transfer for Leicester City defender Wesley Fofana.

When Chelsea first registered their interest in Fofana, Rodgers publicly stated the centre-back was not for sale. Leicester will reportedly receive £70 million, along with add-on's that likely involve appearances for the club, as well as club and personal honours. It comes after weeks of talks between the two sides, with the 21-year-old making his intentions clear to Leicester that he'd like to join Chelsea.