PSG join Wesley Fofana race, Chelsea wait on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang transfer prospects – Paper Round

PSG enter the Fofana chat Paris Saint-Germain are interested in signing Chelsea target Wesley Fofana from Leicester, Le Parisien in France reports. Leicester have already turned down two bids from Chelsea, the second being £70m, with the Foxes adamant the player is not for sale. The figure that could sway them is £85m, which would be a world record for a defender, eclipsing the £80m Manchester United spent on Harry Maguire from… Leicester.

Ad FootballAubameyang announces retirement from international football19/05/2022 AT 13:03 Paper Round’s view: We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again. No one plays hardball like Leicester in the transfer market. They wanted £80m for Maguire and eventually got it, they wanted £45m for Ben Chilwell and got it, they wanted £60m for Riyad Mahrez and they got it.

With that all in mind, don’t expect to see Fofana go for anything less than £85m, which would be quite the coup. ** Chelsea wait on Auba prospects With Timo Werner close to rejoining RB Leipzig, Chelsea will discuss this week whether Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is a realistic signing, the Telegraph reports. Chelsea will be in the market for another forward with Werner moving on, especially as Callum Hudson-Odoi (see below) and Hakim Ziyech also want to leave.

They remain in talks over Fofana, and even Barcelona’s Frenkie de Jong, but are still not clear on whether the Catalan club would sell Aubameyang. Paper Round’s view: It appears to be a case of Aubameyang or Memphis Depay leaving Barca, and you would have to guess it’s the latter who moves on – if either do. Either way, whoever remains is playing second fiddle to Robert Lewandowski, so who knows, maybe they’ll both want out.