Wesley Fofana has completed his move to Chelsea from Leicester City for a club-record £75m fee including add-ons.
Wesley Fofana has been a blue since day one 💙 pic.twitter.com/rkJ6kNFK5c
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) August 31, 2022
The 21-year-old defender signs a seven-year deal with the Blues after leaving Leicester. He will play alongside Thiago Silva and Kalidou Koulibaly in Chelsea’s three-man defense under Thomas Tuchel.
With the move, Fofana breaks Marc Cucurella’s ($62m) previous record for the most expensive defensive signing in Blues history earlier in the transfer window.
In his first season, the Frenchman, who joined Leicester City in 2020, was a regular starter for Brendan Rodgers. He fractured his ankle in the middle of the 2021–22 season, but he returned to full fitness in March and will be able to join the Chelsea team right away.
He took part in 52 games for Leicester in total, with 37 of those games taking place in the Premier League.
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What Did Fofana Say?
Fofana told Chelsea’s official website after the announcement: “The two last days have been really big days for me and I’m very happy.
“I trained this morning with the team and it’s a dream for me. I’m very excited to start playing games for the fans and the club.
“I’m here win trophies – the Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup, everything. I came here to win and the club is built to win trophies so I’m here to continue that.”
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