‘Money talks!’ – Wesley Fofana to Chelsea makes perfect sense with Leicester set to pocket £70million for player who is ‘sulking’
Leicester City are right to sell Wesley Fofana as they look to avoid getting stuck with a ‘sulking’ player.
That’s the view of Jermaine Pennant who was discussing Chelsea’s move to sign the 21-year-old defender.
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talkSPORT understands that the Blues have agreed a deal to sign the French starlet for a fee worth £70million plus add-ons with a move likely to progress in the coming days.
Fofana has been a top transfer target for Thomas Tuchel’s side this summer and with Chelsea having several offers rejected already, Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers admitted that the defender had had his head turned as a result of the speculation.
While a move to Stamford Bridge now seems probable, ex-Liverpool winger Pennant believes that the last thing Leicester would want now is to be stuck with a player who is unhappy.
Speaking on Gameday Countdown, Pennant said: “They’ve got to sell him. They have to sell him because if he’s not in the right place when this deal’s come in and not been accepted the first time.
“His head’s not going to get any better, especially if that move doesn’t come.
“He’s going to be sulking all the way through and Leicester will have lost the player and they’ll have no money.
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“What the club should have done is speak to the player and find out where his head is at.
“They can’t hold him to ransom because he’s going to lose his head and he’s not going to be any good to you moving forward and then you’re losing out on a lot of money with which you can replace that player.”
Jason Cundy added: “Fans have this view that you can stick him in the reserves and say ‘well he signed a contract’, but you can forget all of that.
“The reality of it is that your value of the player at £70million or £80million is only going to go down if you don’t play him. The value of the player would go down, and money talks!”
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