Wesley Fofana

Chelsea confirmed a deal to sign Wesley Fofana earlier this week, with the defender sending a controversial statement on his social media - with Brendan ...

"I never get too emotional with words, I try to look at the logic of it, and I know where the statement came from, and I know it wasn't Wesley Fofana. I got it coach." Fofana has been vocal with his delight at signing for Chelsea, already posting two Instagram posts related to his Chelsea move, attracting plenty of Blues fans to praise their new centre-back. Youri Tielemans and James Maddison have both been the subject of interest from other Premier League sides but Fofana was the one that attracted the most advanced offers, and Rodgers has publicly admitted how tough the situation was for his side. We'd hoped he could stay on at least another year before he would move on but he's taken the possibility to go. I learned.

Brendan Rodgers has leapt to the defence of Wesley Fofana, despite the player's controversial comments after completing his move to Chelsea from Leice.

I didn’t want to damage the image of the institution and I chose to take it rather than answer.” Free Bets are paid as Bet Credits and are available for use upon settlement of qualifying bets. Min odds, bet and payment method exclusions apply. Obviously there was a lot of noise around him and what was said,” Rodgers said ahead of Leicester’s Premier League clash against Manchester United. Bet £10 & Get £50 in Free Bets for new customers at bet365. We brought him in here, nobody knew him really.

Chelsea's new defender Wesley Fofana took a swipe at his old club Leicester City after completing his acrimonious switch to Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.

"There were ups and downs but I never cheated, you can be sure of that. I didn't want to damage the image of the institution and I chose to take it rather than answer. I got it coach.

Wesley Fofana moves to Chelsea in a deal worth £70m plus £5m in add-ons; Chelsea had three previous bids for the defender rejected by Leicester; ...

He completed a permanent move to Leicester on a four-year deal from Monaco in the summer of 2019 after a successful initial six-month loan spell. Time is running out for clubs to do business in the transfer window. "He's a young lad, he's obviously got his agent in his ear advising him the approach to take, you would imagine that's the case. "He's made great strides at Leicester over the time he was at the King Power. "He might not get a great reception back at Leicester when he returns but not many players do. Fofana also appeared to criticise Leicester and manager Brendan Rodgers for their handling of the long-running transfer saga. "He's 21, he's going to have a big re-sale value if he does well at Chelsea. "I think it's the same with any player," he said. Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly added: "Wesley is a hugely-promising defender who has already proven his quality in the Premier League at a young age. "I understood and I learned. "I'm here to win trophies - the Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup, everything. Fofana said: "The two last days have been really big days for me and I'm very happy.