Chelsea have THIRD bid rejected for Wesley Fofana as Leicester snub £70m offer… and could play him vs Blues on Saturday
CHELSEA have had a huge THIRD bid rejected for Leicester star Wesley Fofana, according to reports.
The Blues are desperate to land the French defender before the transfer deadline.
Fofana, 21, is equally eager to move to Stamford Bridge and was dropped for Leicester's 2-1 home defeat to Southampton last weekend.
According to the , Chelsea have had a bid worth £70million including add-ons turned down today.
Should the Blues fail to up their offer, Foxes boss Brendan Rodgers will be left with a selection dilemma this weekend.
Leicester travel to Stamford Bridge on Saturday and would hope to have Fofana focused and ready to play.
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But Rodgers will have to assess whether his defender will be in the right frame of mind to be selected for the match.
Chelsea have been eager to bolster their defence all summer after seeing Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen leave on free transfers.
They signed Kalidou Koulibaly from Napoli, but failed to acquire Jules Kounde, with the French ace instead ditching Sevilla for Barcelona.
Koulibaly has experienced a mixed introduction to life in the Premier League - scoring a thumping volley against Tottenham before being red carded at Leeds.
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Leicester, meanwhile, have got off to a dismal start.
Having only signed reserve goalkeeper Alex Smithies - the Foxes are winless in the Premier League.
They surrendered a 2-0 lead to draw with Brentford at the King Power Stadium on the opening day, before being beaten 4-2 at Arsenal.
Another lead fell by the wayside last weekend, when a second-half double by Che Adams cancelled out James Maddison's free-kick.
Fofana was in the stands for the Southampton match and was spotted not celebrating his side's goal.
Should the Blues fail to agree a deal with Leicester, they could look to make a move for Brighton centre-back Adam Webster instead.