Six-year deal confirmed! Chelsea finally reach agreement to sign £75m star after late breakthrough with club
According to latest reports, Wesley Fofana, a standout for Leicester, has finally agreed to sign for Chelsea
However, Following weeks of negotiations, the Blues will pay a first-round fee of £75 million for the French defender.
And the center back is currently poised to sign a six-year contract at Stamford Bridge till 2028.
After turning down many offers from Chelsea, Leicester insisted that Fofana would remain where he was.
However, this week saw progress in the negotiations as the Blues on Friday submitted a reasonable offer.
When the initial offer came in this month, Fofana let Brendan Rodgers know that he was desperate to play for Thomas Tuchel’s team.
The France U21 star was left out of last weekend’s 2-1 defeat to Southampton after claiming he wasn’t in the right state of mind to play.
And Rodgers earlier confirmed Fofana would play no part in Leicester’s match against Chelsea tomorrow.
The Foxes are set to make a tasty profit on £75m Fofana, having signed him for £36.5m from Saint Etienne in 2020.
He impressed in 38 outings during his debut season at the King Power Stadium.
But a leg break limited him to just 12 outings last term.
Fofana will now battle for a spot in Chelsea’s back five, with a place on the right of Thiago Silva up for grabs.
However, his arrival also raises the possibility of Tuchel trying out a back four.
The German previously said he needed another powerful centre-back if he was to make the switch, with natural full-backs Cesar Azpilicueta and Marc Cucurella not suitable.