Chelsea: £200k-a-week star 'wants move' to Stamford Bridge

There is a belief that Chelsea will sign Leicester City defender Wesley Fofana this summer, says journalist Simon Phillips.

Reports suggest that the 21-year-old is keen on a move to Stamford Bridge, while Phillips says he has been told that a deal will be done.

According to The Guardian and other outlets, Fofana has told Leicester that he wants to join Chelsea before the transfer window closes.

This comes after the Foxes rejected two bids from their Premier League rivals for the French centre-half, something manager Brendan Rodgers recently confirmed.

It is believed that Leicester are holding out for more than £80m for Fofana, a fee that would make him the most expensive defender in football history. Manchester United’s Harry Maguire currently holds that record after he left the King Power Stadium for Old Trafford in a £80m deal three years ago.

Should Fofana get his move to Chelsea, he will be handed a massive pay rise. As per the MailOnline, personal terms have already been agreed, with the Leicester star set to earn £200,000 a week at Stamford Bridge if this transfer happens.

Phillips has told GIVEMESPORT that the sources he has spoken to believe Chelsea will end up signing Fofana before September’s transfer deadline.

Speaking to GMS, the journalist said: “It’s clear that he wants to go. It’s clear that he’s told everyone at Leicester that he wants to go, so it’s just a case of getting that fee agreed now, and I think it will get agreed.

“Both clubs are sort of holding out. There’s a bit of a stand-off at the moment, but sources I’ve spoken to believe that it’s going to get done.”

In terms of alternatives, there are not too many names floating around right now, so Thomas Tuchel may have to go with what he has got