Chelsea turn the page on Jules Koundé and prepare to sign Wesley Fofana, central defender of Leicester City, who would arrive to reinforce the defense together with Koulibaly. The French center-back will stop at Stamford Bridge as the alternative plan after not closing the hiring of the former Sevilla defender, according to The Mirror. It was known that the price of the signing is around 80 million pounds, that is, almost 90 million euros, so he could become the most expensive defender in history, leaving behind figures like Virgil van Dijk and Harry Maguire.
Fofana, one of the most promising French defenders today, is one of the most important figures in the team led by Brendan Rodgers, which is why his price is almost prohibitive, however Todd Boehly, the new owner of the London team is willing to make that great investment to please coach Thomas Tuchel.
The 21-year-old French player arrived in the Premier League from Saint Étienne in exchange for 35 million euros in 2020. Since then he has played a total of 50 games, scored a goal, gave an assist and has accumulated 13 yellow cards. He is considered a center back with a very sober, safe and clean game, proof of this is that during his stay in the English league, he has not yet received a red card in official competition.
Fofana would be one of the starters in the three-back system, which Tuchel normally uses. He would be accompanied by two great veterans of a thousand battles such as the Brazilian Thiago Silva and the Senegalese Kalidou Koulibaly.
Chelsea move fast these days
After the disappointments of the failed operations of Koundé and Raphinha, the blues have been forced to step on the accelerator, to strengthen themselves. When it was thought that Manchester City would stay with the signing of Marc Cucurellanow it turns out that the Catalan side has practically both feet in the London team, for a figure close to 60 million.
Another of the recent movements made by the blue team was the hiring of the young Aston Villa youth squad, Carney Chukwuemeka, an 18-year-old midfielder, who is now officially a Chelsea player, after both teams announced the transfer through separate communications. According to the English press, the value of the operation amounts to 20 million euros plus variables.@worldwide
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