{"id":1188788,"date":"2022-08-24T10:57:16","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T10:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/24\/leicester-city-reject-chelseas-third-bid-for-wesley-fofana\/"},"modified":"2022-08-24T10:57:16","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T10:57:16","slug":"leicester-city-reject-chelseas-third-bid-for-wesley-fofana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/24\/leicester-city-reject-chelseas-third-bid-for-wesley-fofana\/","title":{"rendered":"Leicester City reject Chelsea&#8217;s third bid for Wesley Fofana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/skysports-wesley-fofana-leicester_5873970-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Wesley Fofana\" title=\"Wesley Fofana\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wesley Fofana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Leicester City have rejected a third bid from Chelsea for Wesley Fofana, believed to be between \u00a360m and \u00a370m.<\/p>\n<p>It is understood the offer for the 21-year-old centre-back includes add-on clauses, some of which are considered by Leicester to be unrealistic.<\/p>\n<p>But the Foxes who are yet to win this season, have maintained their stance that the Frenchman is not for sale.<\/p>\n<p>And it could take a world record fee for a defender \u2013 more than \u00a380m \u2013 for City to consider Chelsea\u2019s advances.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The Blues have already\u00a0spent about \u00a3170m\u00a0this summer, and recently had\u00a0a \u00a340m bid for Everton forward Anthony Gordon\u00a0turned down.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thomas Tuchel\u2019s side are also in talks with Barcelona about signing former Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.<\/p>\n<p>Fofana was left out of the Leicester squad on Saturday when they lost 2-1 to Southampton after manager Brendan Rodgers\u00a0said he was \u201cnot in the right frame of mind to play\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The defender, who joined the Foxes from St Etienne in 2020 and has been capped by France at Under-21 level, signed a new five-year deal at the King Power Stadium in March.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear whether Fofana will return to the squad this weekend, given that Leicester face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"yHmDVLpZwho\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Land Litigation: Investor appeals to IGP to protect his business and land - Adom TV News (23-8-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yHmDVLpZwho?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wesley Fofana Leicester City have rejected a third bid from Chelsea for Wesley Fofana, believed to be between \u00a360m and \u00a370m. 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