Wesley Fofana

One of the biggest sagas of the Premier League transfer window has finally come to an end, with Chelsea announcing the signing of defender Wesley Fofana ...

Neto – Barcelona – Free They are then granted extra time to finalise contract details. The first window to shut is Germany, which closes at 2am AEST. It is the same in Spain, while Scotland’s window closes one hour later at 9am AEST. He’s a good guy and I think other influences have taken him away from the club.” He was amazing and we thought he could stay at least another year here. There’s a lot of noise around there and around him about what was said. “There were ups and downs but I never cheated, you can be sure of that. I get it coach. “I chose not to communicate during this transfer window despite all the criticism and all the often false and misleading comments, even when they were coming from the club. I will never forget how we vibrated, exulted or cried, together… I have grown as a player but also as a man.

Chelsea have completed the signing of Juventus midfielder Denis Zakaria on a season-long loan deal. The Switzerland international will spend the remainder of ...

He came here, we gave him a great platform and he was amazing. We brought him in here and nobody knew him really. I know where the statement came from and it is not Wesley Fofana.

Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers says that "other influences" played a key role in Wesley Fofana moving to Chelsea.

He's a good guy and I think other influences have taken him away from the club." He was amazing and we thought he could stay at least another year here. There's a lot of noise around there and around him about what was said.

Wesley Fofana took a huge step in his Premier League career by signing for Chelsea this week. It's been a rocky ride for the 21-year-old since he broke his ...

After the game Wesley tweeted about it and it went global on social media. “I’ve worked with lots of players with devotion to their faiths and for a lot of the guys it gives them strength. He’s finding an incredible strength to play continuously and train during Ramadan. Danilo to Arsenal BID? Neymar to Chelsea ON? “Now the PGMOL and Premier League have allowed a break if requested to quickly open fast in any evening game where the fast needs to be opened.” Leicester City F.C and Crystal Palace F.C. “We wondered if it would be sensible to ask the referee, Graham Scott, if at an opportune time at sunset whether we could have a break to allow those fasting to have a drink and some food to open their fast. [According to the BBC](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-57056933), it was the first time that Premier League players had agreed to call for a break in a match for that very reason. [According to Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11706/12288322/wesley-fofana-leicester-defender-thanks-premier-league-after-being-allowed-to-break-ramadan-fast-mid-game), the Leicester boss had explained: “It was just one where I thought if I could get him off then he could get some food into him on the bench, and just protect him a little bit. As such, it made for a beautiful moment of sportsmanship that transcended football, showing to Fofana, Kouyate and all Muslim Premier League players that their incredible devotion to their faith would be fully supported. We say that because Fofana is a devout Muslim who, as part of the five pillars of Islam, fasts during daylights hours of Ramadan in order to show his devotion to the religion and Allah.