Maybe Leicester has not played so well during the last season (in fact, they didn’t), maybe Leicester hasn’t bought anyone in this transfer window (in fact they didn’t), but the Foxes are determined not to let anyone go this summer. Well, no one apart from maybe Youri Tielemans, who only has one year in his contract and doesn’t want to renew. But certainly Wesley Fofana is not for sale, no matter how much money Chelsea are offering. And they are offering a lot – 75 million euros. 🚨 Chelsea’s £60M bid for Wesley Fofana was rejected straight away. Leicester want £80M, with Chelsea hoping for a £70M agreement. The defender is ‘very keen’ on the move to Stamford Bridge.(Source: @Nathan_Gissing) pic.twitter.com/cyLxLrDuhZ— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) August 4, 2022 According to L’Equipe, the Blues, desperately looking for defensive options, and already faced with a failure of bringing Matthijs De Ligt or Jules Kounde, are trying to persuade the Foxes to sell them Wesley Fofana. The task is not a heavy one on paper but it is in reality. Leicester are not in a great financial state and that’s the main reason why they haven’t brought any players (yet), but it also means that they will accept to a bid for a certain player, in order to ease their situation. That’s the easy part. The most difficult part is that Chelsea have chosen a wrong player to ask. Fofana is one of their most expensive players, and they extended him until 2027, which means there is no need to rush. Fofana’s price is $100 million and three-quarters of Maddison’s left leg cost $48 millionNewcastle recently tried to use this financial situation and made a bid of 60 million euros for James Maddison, but it was rejected quickly, as he is one of team’s most valuable players. Leicester is also known as a shrewd negotiator, and just remember their dealings with both Manchester clubs. They bought Harry Maguire from Hull for just 13.7 million, and when United panicked in 2019, just two years after, they sold him for whapping 87 million and we all know how that turned up. And Riyad Mahrez? Brought in for only 500.000 euros, he was sold four years later to the Citizens for 68 million. And considering that Fofana was paid a solid 35 million when he came from Saint Etienne in 2020, even if something unordinary happens and the Foxes accept the bid, it will be much closer to the 100 million mark. And if Todd Boehly, really wants to pay that much for a player who sat out a good portion of last season recovering from a fibula fracture then he is really desperate. ##NAJAVA_MECA_6541725##
