Wesley Fofana’s friend has seemingly dropped a huge transfer hint on Instagram amid Chelsea’s transfer interest coming to fruition.
Nathan Ake and Jules Kounde were two Premier League centre-halves strongly linked to a Blues move earlier in this summer’s transfer window but like with many other targets, nothing has come to fruition. Ale decided to stay put at Man City as Chelsea weren’t willing to meet the asking price for their former player, while Kounde is set to move to Barcelona. According to The Athletic, Chelsea’s pursuit of the likes of Matthijs de Ligt upset the Sevilla star who made up his mind after a phone call with Barca boss Xavi.
Presnel Kimpembe, Milan Skriniar, Pau Torres and others remain in the fray but Fofana has been linked in recent days. football.london understands that Todd Boehly had opened talks with the Leicester star’s representatives ahead of a potential £70million plus bid set to be considered by the new American owner.
The Daily Mail report that the Foxes view the 21-year-old star as not for sale at any price. It’s easy to remember though that this was their stance on Harry Maguire before his £80million move to Manchester United. Big money and the will of the player in question could soften the East Midlands side’s stance as Chelsea now become more desperate as the start of the new season approaches.
And based on one of his friend’s hints on Instagram, the central defender’s dream could be realised if he was to push for this move at the same strength that Chelsea are forecasted to push in this situation. This is because @nikoo25_, who the former Ligue 1 upcoming star follows on Instagram, posted a telling Instagram story suggesting that the Frenchman’s dreams since being a young age have been to play for Chelsea.
In the Instagram post, the player who has been hit with bad injury luck in recent times is told that “the new jersey will look good on you” in a mock-up wearing Chelsea’s new kit, with a second photo showing him as a child wearing an old Chelsea top, accompanied by the caption: “Ever since you were a kid.”
