Wesley Fofana, a star player for Leicester, has reportedly decided to sign for Chelsea.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The Blues will pay a first-round fee of £75 million for the French defender, though, after weeks of discussions.
The centre back is also about to agree to a six-year deal at Stamford Bridge that would last until 2028.
Leicester claimed that Fofana would stay put after declining many approaches from Chelsea.
However, progress in the discussions was made this week when the Blues on Friday made a fair offer.
Fofana told Brendan Rodgers he was keen to play for Thomas Tuchel’s squad when the original offer came in this month.
The France U21 star missed last weekend’s 2-1 loss to Southampton because, according to him, he wasn’t mentally prepared to play.
And Rodgers already stated that Fofana would not participate in Leicester’s tomorrow encounter against Chelsea.
Fofana is expected to fetch the Foxes £75 million after they acquired him from Saint Etienne in 2020 for £36.5 million.
In 38 games during his first season at King Power Stadium, he made an impression.
He was only able to play in 12 games last term due to a broken leg.
Fofana will now contend with Thiago Silva for a spot on the right side of Chelsea’s back five.
But his presence also opens the door for Tuchel to experiment with a back four.
The German earlier said that if he were to swap positions, Cesar Azpilicueta and Marc Cucurella, who are natural full-backs, would not be an appropriate replacement.
