Chelsea have signed French centre-back Wesley Fofana from Leicester City on a seven-year deal for a fee in the region of £70m.
France Under-21 international Fofana has made 37 Premier League appearance since joining Leicester from French side Saint-Etienne in 2020.
He was restricted to just seven league games during the 2021-22 campaign after breaking his leg in pre-season.
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He is the third most expensive Premier League defender behind Manchester United’s £80m purchase of Harry Maguire in 2019 – also from Leicester – and Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk, who joined the Reds for £75m in 2017.
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