reports that Chelsea is continuing the negotiation over a transfer deal for
Wesley Fofanadespite their recent bids being rejected.
Leicester Cityreportedly demands an £80m fee.
Leicester City's boss
Brendan Rodgerstold his pre-match press conference asked about Fofana's potential transfer:
"The idea is that he is very much a Leicester player. He's not for sale. Unless anything changes, I would expect him to be here.
"There's nothing new from when we last spoke. We've spoken numerous times they are private conversations. Our communication is normal."
The Foxes' boss admitted the speculations around Fofana's future impacted Leicester's start to the
Premier Leagueseason negatively.
"
There's no denying it. It's always a tricky period,
"
Rodgers
explained.
"Your season is starting, you're trying to get focused, and you spend your summer creating this powerful collective unit, and then there is lots of speculation.
"These are young guys and it's the first time they have experienced this for some of them. There can be disruption. The idea is to keep the group focused. The minute the window ends, it all ends."