CHELSEA have smashed the British spending record for a transfer window following the signing of £70million man Wesley Fofana from Leicester City.
Fofana, 21, joins the Stamford Bridge club on a seven-year contract.
Before the arrival of the Frenchman, Chelsea had already shelled out £193.1m on players.
And their spending will now stand at £263m following the arrival of the centre-back.
Prem giants Manchester City held the previous record, when they spent a massive £222m in 2017.
And the Blues themselves came close when they shelled out £220m two summers ago.
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That was the transfer window when Kai Havertz, Timo Werner, Ben Chilwell, Hakim Ziyech, Edouard Medy and Thiago Silva came to Stamford Bridge.
But with Todd Boehly now at the helm, Chelsea have steamrolled the previous amounts set.
Fofana becomes the latest big money addition, joining Marc Cucurella, Raheem Sterling and Kalidou Koulibaly.
On the move, he said: “The two last days have been really big days for me and I’m very happy.
“I trained this morning with the team and it’s a dream for me.
“I’m very excited to start playing games for the fans and the club.
“I’m here to win trophies – the Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup, everything.
“I came here to win and the club is built to win trophies so I’m here to continue that.”
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New owner Boehly said: “Wesley is a hugely promising defender who has already proven his quality in the Premier League at a young age.
“We are delighted we were able to bring one of Europe’s most exciting talents to Chelsea and further strengthen that area of our squad, both for this season and many more to come.”
Fofana leaves Leicester with the former Premier League champions rock bottom of the table.
The Foxes are in the market to replace the defender and now have a massive influx of cash to do so.
Wout Faes of Reims is set to join Leicester in a £17m transfer.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
