{"id":1193913,"date":"2022-08-29T15:05:48","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T15:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/29\/wesley-fofana-set-for-chelsea-medical-ahead-of-70m-move\/"},"modified":"2022-08-29T15:05:48","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T15:05:48","slug":"wesley-fofana-set-for-chelsea-medical-ahead-of-70m-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/29\/wesley-fofana-set-for-chelsea-medical-ahead-of-70m-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Wesley Fofana set for Chelsea medical ahead of \u00a370m move"},"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_5873970-1-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Wesley Fofana\" title=\"Wesley Fofana\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wesley Fofana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wesley Fofana is set to undergo his Chelsea medical on Monday ahead of a \u00a370m move from Leicester.<\/p>\n<p>Fofana has reportedly flown to the USA for the tests.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<em>The Athletic<\/em>, this is for new owner Toddy Boehly\u2019s \u201cpeace of mind\u201d after Fofana\u2019s serious injury last season. He missed most of the campaign due to a fractured fibula.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea and Leicester reached a verbal agreement on Friday\u00a0after a protracted saga over his valuation. Leicester had wanted more than the \u00a380m they got from Manchester United for Harry Maguire.<\/p>\n<p>This had frustrated the player and he was left out of the Foxes\u2019 last two games against Chelsea and Southampton.<\/p>\n<p>Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers said last week: \u201cHe won\u2019t be available for the weekend [against Chelsea] and has trained with the U23 squad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy concentration is on the players that we have, and the team. I can\u2019t lose energy. If something will be done, it will be done with the clubs. Until that happens we just have to work with what we have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rodgers added: \u201cHopefully [there will be some transfer business done between now and the end of the window]. That would be really good for the team to be able to do that, to improve the squad is always important. But until that changes, we will work with what we have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fofana is now expected to sign a six-year deal as a Chelsea player and fulfil his dream of emulating Didier Drogba by playing for the club. Drogba is considered a legend in Fofana\u2019s home city of Marseille.<\/p>\n<p>Before a verbal agreement was reached, a third Chelsea bid for Fofana, worth \u00a370m in total, was immediately rejected.<\/p>\n<p>The offer was believed to be \u00a360m with a possible \u00a310m in add-ons \u2013 but the additional payments were described to\u00a0<em>Sky Sports News<\/em>\u00a0as \u201cambitious\u201d targets.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea previously had two bids in excess of \u00a360m rejected.<\/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=\"g_-6-pkG7yw\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adom TV Live Stream\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g_-6-pkG7yw?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 Wesley Fofana is set to undergo his Chelsea medical on Monday ahead of a \u00a370m move from Leicester. Fofana has reportedly flown to the USA for the tests. According to\u00a0The Athletic, this is for new owner Toddy Boehly\u2019s \u201cpeace of mind\u201d after Fofana\u2019s serious injury last season. 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