Leicester star Wesley Fofana’s pal drops Chelsea transfer hint on Instagram as pic of defender in Blues shirt emerges
WESLEY FOFANA'S friend dropped a major hint the defender could join Chelsea - by posting a photo of him in a Blues shirt.
The Leicester ace, 21, has emerged as a primary transfer target for Thomas Tuchel.
Their move for Jules Kounde appears to have collapsed with Barcelona now in pole position for the Frenchman.
So Chelsea have reportedly turned their attention to his compatriot Fofana, who has shone at Leicester despite a horror broken leg in pre-season a year ago.
And his mate played a prank on the Foxes man by posting pictures on his story to add further fuel to the links.
Nikoo25_ shared a snap of 'Little Wes' as a young boy in a blue Chelsea home shirt.
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And then he also added a Photoshopped snap of Fofana - who revealed his "dream" of playing for Marseille one day - in last season's kit worn by the likes of Mason Mount and Thiago Silva.
The pal captioned the posts: "The new jersey will look good on you. Ever since you were a kid."
Nikoo25_ has sportsperson, the French flag and a football in his bio.
And among his 1,370 followers includes Fofana, who himself only follows 232 accounts.
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The entire Leicester team, Bukayo Saka, as well as Chelsea defenders past and present Antonio Rudiger and Reece James are also in the 232.
Reports this week suggested Todd Boehly had opened talks with Fofana's representatives over a potential £70million move.
However, he is under contract at the King Power until 2027 - and Leicester would only consider a sale for another world-record fee.
The Foxes dug their heels in in 2019, eventually convincing desperate Manchester United to stump up £85m for Harry Maguire.
