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– Chelsea have signed French centre-back Wesley Fofana from Leicester City on a seven-year deal.
– Phenomenal reported on Saturday that Chelsea agreed a fee in the region of £75 million for Fofana after Leicester demanded the same £80m fee they received for defender Harry Maguire when he moved to Manchester United in 2019.
Leicester City will receive a guaranteed £70M plus substantial add-ons which are achievable from #Chelsea for Wesley Fofana.
[via @JPercyTelegraph]
— Absolute Chelsea (@AbsoluteChelsea) August 31, 2022
– Fofana, 21, joins Chelsea after spending the past two seasons at the King Power Stadium following his move from then-Ligue 1 club Saint-Etienne.
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Welcome, Wesley! 😁#FofanaIsChelsea
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 31, 2022
– Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel will welcome the arrival of Fofana after seeing centre-backs Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen leave this summer and admitting the club granted Marcos Alonso’s request to leave Stamford Bridge before the end of the transfer window.
Bel-Air to the Bridge! 🔵#FofanaIsChelsea pic.twitter.com/zxDLt8wL6F
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 31, 2022
– “The two last days have been really big for me and I’m very happy,” he said.
