Chelsea ready to make world-record £85m bid for Fofana as defender pushes for move (reliability: 5 stars)

The Guardian report that Wesley Fofana has asked Leicester to sell him to Chelsea.

However, the Foxes are unwilling to sell. They demand 'at least' an £85m fee for the centre-back.

£85m would equal a world-record fee for centre-back: United signed Maguire for the same amount back in 2019.

The report says that Chelsea are ready to meet this asking price as Thomas Tuchel really needs a defender.