Chelsea are preparing another bid for Leicester City centre-back Wesley Fofana in an attempt to lure him to Stamford Bridge with the world record bid for a defender expected to go in later this week, football.london understands.
Chelsea have already had at least one offer rejected for the Frenchman but have been undeterred by the Foxes' swift knockdown and are preparing an offer that would smash the world record for the highest fee paid for a defender.
Todd Boehly has already spent £35m on Kalidou Koulibaly this summer as a centre-bac but the new American owner is being made to pay more than double that for the 21-year-old target, with their first offer falling well short of Leicester's valuation.
