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Leicester set asking cost for Wesley Fofana in endeavor to frighten away Chelsea and Manchester United
Chelsea and Manchester United will allegedly need to pay Leicester City £68million to sign star protector Wesley Fofana.
The two clubs are on the lookout for another middle back this mid year, with the Blues requiring fortifications subsequent to losing Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen on a free, while Erik ten Hag is hoping to reshape the Red Devils crew.
One player that has been connected with both Stamford Bridge and Old Trafford for some time is Fofana, who partook in a splendid presentation season with Leicester in 2020/21, winning the FA Cup and completing fifth in the Premier League.
In any case, in the wake of breaking his leg during pre-season last August, the 21-year-old had to miss a large portion of the last mission, showing up in the end phases of the time.
By and by, his quality potential mean he actually has a lot of admirers, yet the Foxes are resolved not to lose a critical individual from their guard, and as per French outlet RMC Sport the club have slapped a £68m sticker price on the Frenchman to drive away closely involved individuals.
Be that as it may, Chelsea may not be put off as Thomas Tuchel will supposedly be given a £200m move financial plan from new Blues proprietor Todd Boehly.
Considering that Brendan Rodgers' side paid Saint Etienne over £30m for Fofana it is reasonable they would have to charge a critical expense to bring in cash on the protector.
Fofana isn't the main community back on either club's waitlist, with any semblance of Ajax's Jurrien Timber, RB Leipzig's Josko Gvardiol and Inter Milan's Alessandro Bastoni likewise on the radar.
There are different issues inside Tuchel's crew that will require tending to this mid year, including the future of wantaway striker Romelu Lukaku.
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