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James Maddison explains Wesley Fofana Chelsea transfer frustration amid deadline day confusion

Chelsea's signing of Wesley Fofana hasn't gone down well with rival fans and even some players. The Blues paid £69.5m up front to bring the Frenchman to Stamford Bridge, making him Thomas Tuchel's third defensive purchase of the window.

Fofana completed the move after sitting out Leicester's match at Stamford Bridge just days earlier after also being dropped before that by Brendan Rodgers as transfer speculation rose. The player has since been confirmed as a Chelsea player and has already had his first training session ahead of Chelsea's London derby against West Ham on Saturday.

The move proved once again how hard it is for clubs outside of the top six to keep hold of their best players and with such a large price for a player with less than 50 Premier League matches, it raised concerns over the place that football finds itself in. Gary Linekar was quick to defend Fofana though, but it hasn't been received the same way by Leicester fans who are left confused with the club's transfer stance.

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