Fofana

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 are closing in on signing Wesley Fofana after agreeing a fee with Leicester City in the region of £75 million, sources have told ESPN.

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Wesley Fofana has all but confirmed his transfer to Chelsea but responding to a tweet by Leicester icon Gary Lineker. The Match of the Day presenter had ...

Rodgers said that Fofana had missed a team training session and had been demoted to the club's U21 side for the remainder of the transfer window. Fofana had already agreed on personal terms with Chelsea and an announcement now seems imminent. Fofana now seems to have confirmed that he will join Chelsea. The Match of the Day presenter had wished Fofana well after news emerged on Friday night that Leicester had accepted a bid from Chelsea. Leicester head coach Brendan Rodgers did not want to lose Fofana. Chelsea had a fourth, £75million offer accepted by the Foxes on Friday.

WESLEY FOFANA is the "most prodigiously talented young central defender in the WORLD", claims Gary Lineker.The Leicester defender is heading to Chelse.

[2-1 defeat to Southampton](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/19559932/leicester-vs-southampton-tv-channel-live-stream-kick-off-time-team-news-premier-league/) last weekend, and was spotted [not celebrating](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/19574137/leicester-wesley-fofana-refuses-to-celebrate-chelsea/) his side's goal during the match. [Chelsea](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196660/chelsea/) after the [Blues agreed a deal worth £70million](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/19630841/chelsea-wesley-fofana-transfer-agreement-leicester/) plus hefty add-ons for his services. [six-year deal](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/19633348/fofana-contract-details-chelsea-transfer-revealed/) at Stamford Bridge. [ready to walk away](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/19596293/chelsea-wesley-fofana-transfer-leicester-reject/) after growing frustrated when their third bid worth around £70m was turned down earlier this week. [Lineker](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/gary-lineker/), it's easy to see why. WESLEY FOFANA is the "most prodigiously talented young central defender in the WORLD", claims Gary Lineker.

Wesley Fofana is edging closer to a world-record transfer to Chelsea worth more than £80m, with Leicester City legend Gary Lineker sad to see the French ...

"In terms of Wesley, just a young player who is not quite in the right frame of mind at the moment to play," Rodgers explained after the 2-1 loss at [Southampton](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/southampton-fc) last Saturday. [Liverpool](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc), [Celtic](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/celtic-fc) and [Swansea City](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/swansea-city-fc) gaffer added: "He won't be available for the weekend. For me, it's always about the commitment and when the players are ready to commit to the ethos of the team. [Champions League](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/champions-league) football so it's understandable," the Foxes legend tweeted. His behaviour has resulted in him being dropped from the first-team squad by manager [Brendan Rodgers](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/brendan-rodgers), who's forced him to train with the club's under-21s. He's a good kid, he's been great for us whilst he's been here and at this moment it's a difficult one for him. The Northern Irish coach was also the manager of Leicester when the club sold Maguire to United in 2019 and he damningly contrasted the two players' behaviour. "It was totally different," Rodger affirmed on Thursday. It was different. And he's a highly-rated one at that, with Lineker waxing lyrical about Fofana's pedigree while reacting to Saturday morning's news. [League Cup](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/league-cup) trip to [Stockport County](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/stockport-fc). [Manchester United](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/manchester-united-fc) paid for [Harry Maguire](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/harry-maguire) three years ago, making the transfer a [world-record deal for a defender](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/chelsea-transfer-news-fofana-leicester-27846078).

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.

Chelsea transfer news: The Blues have finally come to an agreement over a deal for Leicester City defender Wesley Fofana with personal terms now to be ...

Time will tell if it is a good deal for Chelsea or if they have indeed paid over the odds. And Leicester are getting around £45million more than Fofana is actually worth, at least according to the [Leicester accepted the offer on Friday night](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/chelsea-wesley-fofana-transfer-boehly-24868279), with personal details between player and Chelsea to be ironed out. Fofana is just 21 years of age and has a contract at the King Power Stadium until 2027. Fofana was left out of the Foxes squad that took on Southampton last weekend and he will also be missing from the teamsheet when they take on, of all teams, Chelsea on Saturday afternoon. Chelsea look set to add Wesley Fofana to their squad before the transfer deadline passes on September 1.

Chelsea made a breakthrough in their long-running attempts to land the Leicester defender on Friday with the two clubs agreeing a deal worth around £75m.

‘We have been unable to add and there has been a lot of speculation about our top players so there is no doubt it has been difficult. [Brendan Rodgers](/sport/brendan-rodgers/index.html) is hoping for a swift finish to the [Wesley Fofana](/sport/wesley-fofana/index.html) saga and hinted the situation could become clearer by the end of the weekend. ‘You have to prepare a team and a group of players and you have to maybe replace that player.

Gary Lineker has taken to his Twitter account to send a message to Chelsea fans after it became clear that Wesley Fofana could leave the club in the coming ...

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