CHELSEA have had a 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 Telegraph, 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 start to life in the Premier League – scoring a thumping volley against Tottenham before being red carded at Leeds.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
