Leicester City are now prepared to sell Chelsea target Wesley Fofana after softening their stance following meetings between Fofana and Brendan Rodgers.
Chelsea’s third offer is not expected to be £85m. There’s a real feeling a bid shy of £80m with a preferable structure could be accepted.
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Leicester sources have always said it will take a world-record fee for a defender but still told CFC to try for under £80m first.
Chelsea also wants a verbal agreement from direct talks rather than making ‘blind’ formal offers. This speeds up negotiation.
Fofana sees Chelsea as a dream move and Leicester feels if they keep him he may remain distracted beyond the window.
A move is not yet a given since Leicester are tough negotiator and are also assessing replacements.
But CFC is optimistic they can make progress before the weekend.
This article was updated 2 months ago