Rodgers insists Leicester City won't sell Fofana amid Chelsea bids
Despite seeing two of their offers be rejected by Leicester City, Chelsea is reportedly still pursuing Wesley Fofana’s signature from Leicester after they failed to land a move for Sevilla’s Jules Kounde. The Foxes’ boss claims Chelsea’s £60m is “nowhere near what the club would consider”.
It's been reported that
Chelseamight have to break the world-record £80million fee paid by Manchester United for Harry Maguire to purchase the French centre-backs services.
told a news conference on Thursday regarding the Chelsea’s pursue for
Wesley Fofana:
"There were two [bids], but nowhere near what the club would consider.
"We're not looking to sell. Naturally if there's interest from other clubs, that is looked at by the club. He's a top young defender and there are not too many around his age.
"Another year for him at least [at Leicester] would be really important for his development. Wesley is quite calm on the situation. He is aware of the interest. He's just getting on with his work.
"It can affect the whole group if you don't manage it. You have to keep your eye on the ball. But everyone is focused on doing their best in games for Leicester City."
surprisingly allowed long-serving goalkeeper
Kasper Schmeichelto join Nice and remain the only Premier League side without a senior addition in the transfer window. The Foxes’ head coach concedes the club must sell to buy to rebalance their squad.
"
We will continue to push but we don't have the resources. This season will be a season for us where we try to balance the books,
” Rodgers told the
BBC's Kammy and Ben's Proper Football Podcast.
"We will continue to push but we don't have the resources. This season will be a season for us where we try to balance the books.
"Most big teams, you can see they go out and are able to spend big again. We haven't been able to do that, we are trying to balance our books.
"My concentration is on the players we have. Players are developing and improving and then we'll see how far up the table we get. We'll not set any targets now but we'll enjoy the journey and see where it takes us."
Despite playing only seven Premier League games for the Foxes last term due to a fibula fracture, Wesley Fofana established himself as one of the most promising centre-backs the season before when he played 28 league games helping Leicester finish in fifth.
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