Posted on November 18, 2021 at 4.30 p.m. by Dan Marciano Former ASSE player and now at Leicester, Wesley Fofana would interest several major European teams such as Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester United. L 'ASSE has been forced to separate and sell many players in recent years in order to replenish its coffers. Several locker room executives were pushed out, as were young players with good standing in the market. In search of liquidity, the Saint-Etienne club could not, for example, refuse the € 35m offered in 2019 by Leicester to buy out the contract of Wesley Fofana . As announced by 10Sport.com exclusively, Claude Puel opposed the departure of the central defender, but ended up accepting the decision of his leaders. At Leicester For almost two years now, the 20-year-old has quickly become an important element in the eyes of Brendan Rodgers, before a serious fibula injury that occurred last August during a warm-up match. While he is slowly recovering, Wesley Fofana was the guest on Wednesday at a Space organized by Actu Foot on Twitter. The opportunity for the defender of Leicester to address several subjects and in particular his ambitions. A native of Marseille, Wesley Fofana has never hidden his dream of one day evolving under the colors of < strong> OM . “Marseille, of course, it's a dream because I've been a supporter since I was born. I have always loved this club and it is very important to me. We don't know what football is all about, we'll see, ”the player confided on Wednesday. But other major European teams do not leave the French defender indifferent: “A club that makes me dream? There are Marseille, Real Madrid, Barça. In the Premier League, there are Chelsea, United, City … But you have to work to make your dreams come true. Through work, we can achieve anything ”. And indeed, several of these teams would have launched the big maneuvers behind the scenes to try to afford it during the next summer transfer window. According to the information of Foot Mercato, the Real Madrid is looking for a central defender capable of filling the void left by Raphaël Varan e. And the Spanish club have reportedly activated the trail leading to Wesley Fofana , under contract until 2025 with Leicester . The Merengue leaders have reportedly entered into discussions with his entourage to discuss a possible arrival in Spain. But Casa Blanca is not alone in this Fofana dossier. Interested for many months, Chelsea would have recently resumed contact with the defender. Manchester United would also be interested, but would rather watch the situation for now. Wesley Fofana has no shortage of suitors, but has very little chance of a transfer in the next summer transfer window. Indeed, Foot Mercato indicates that the defender would be valued at around € 90m because of his young age, but also the length of his contract. Enough to cool down several European teams… 
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