Chelsea complete signing of Leicester's Fofana in £75m deal - www.asempanews.com

Chelsea have completed the signing of Leicester centre-back Wesley Fofana in a deal worth up to £75m.

Leicester and Chelsea agreed a fee for Fofana on Saturday, with the defender flying to the USA on Monday for his medical.

I trained this morning with the team and it’s a dream for me.

Chelsea had made three previous bids for Fofana which were all swiftly rejected by Leicester – two in excess of £60m and one believed to be £60m plus £10m in add-ons.

Rodgers confirmed the player had been training with Leicester’s U23 team after failing to turn up to a training session last week, with the Frenchman trying to force a move to Stamford Bridge.

A look back at Wesley Fofana’s Premier League best bits for Leicester CityAfter Chelsea beat Leicester 2-1 on Saturday, Rodgers revealed his intentions to get a quick resolution in the Fofana transfer saga.

“You have to prepare a team and you have to replace that player