Club reject £70m Chelsea bid as Newcastle started talks with £120,000-a-week Chelsea star
Leicester City reportedly turned down Chelsea’s third offer of £70 million for Wesley Fofana.
After having two offers for Fofana rejected, Chelsea submitted a third offer for the 21-year-old.
After having two offers for Fofana rejected, Chelsea made a £70 million offer, which the Foxes also declined to accept.
According to reports, the Foxes are demanding at least £80 million.
According to The Telegraph, Leicester City snubbed Chelsea’s latest bid as they consider the add-ons ‘unrealistic and difficult to achieve’.
Leicester City want a sizeable amount as they are yet to sign a player in the summer transfer window so far, and a big deal will help them achieve their aim.
Leicester City have all the powers for negotiations, with Fofana having signed a new long-term contract last year.
Newcastle started talks with £120,000-a-week Chelsea star
According to latest reports, Newcastle United have been handed a boost in their chase for Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi. The 21-year-old winger could be ready to link up with Eddie Howe at Newcastle on a season-long loan to curtail his lack of minutes under the German manager.
The Magpies have picked up from where they left off in the 2022/23 PL campaign, taking four points from a possible six and protecting two clean sheets in a row under Eddie Howe. But the club’s recruitment drive is far from over, as their search for attacking reinforcements this summer continues.
Newcastle United made a £35m approach for Anthony Gordon, but Everton have told them that the forward is not for sale at that price. Pursuits for Jack Harrison, Moussa Diaby, and Alexander Isak have all stalled and are dead in the water for similar reasons, with the teams continuing to price the Magpies out of deals.
It is understood that Callum has been identified as an alternative option to pricey deals, with Chelsea open to listening to loan offers for the attacker. Hudson-Odoi first came into the limelight back in 2018, marking his Chelsea debut in the Community Shield final at the age of 17.
A loan move to St. James’ Park would make sense for all sides and could be a great chance for the English winger to restore his self-belief and confidence and finally deliver to his potential.