Chelsea have been warned of Wesley Fofana's controversial past, with the defender tipped to force a move to Real Madrid if the Spanish giants 'come calling'. The 21-year-old, who penned a seven-year contract in west London this summer, swapped the King Power Stadium for Stamford Bridge in a deal which is said to have cost the Blues in the region of £70million.
In the month leading up to Fofana's departure from Leicester City, several reports claimed that the defender refused to train with the Foxes in order to force an exit. If the reports are to be believed then his action will have played a major role in a move to Chelsea.
It's also said that Fofana went on strike at Saint-Etienne in a bid to secure a move to Leicester. And, Graeme Souness thinks that history will repeat itself in west London if Real Madrid launch a plot to sign him - just as they did with Antonio Rudiger this summer.
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In his column for Daily Mail, the former Liverpool defender said: "Brendan Rodgers and Leicester are entitled to feel aggrieved because they gave him a new five-year contract in March, even before he'd returned from a broken leg sustained in pre-season.
"Within five months, he's upsetting everyone, and he wants to leave. He did the same thing to get a move to Leicester from Saint-Etienne. So here we have a player who, before he's even 22, has thrown his toys out at two clubs. Good luck to Chelsea if Real Madrid come calling."
Speaking to football.london ahead of the clash with West Ham, Tuchel addressed Souness' concerns over Fofana from the defender's time at Saint-Etienne and Leicester. The Chelsea boss said: "I don't know enough to judge all the facts. I don't have enough information about the situation.
"Sometimes players have promises, sometimes players have promises with handshakes, sometimes misunderstandings lead to these situations. Of course, the clubs where it happens, they do not like it. We would not like it, 100% not.
"But we are not judging from that because we don't have the whole picture. Wesley, to me, was very reliable with what he said. He was never disrespectful towards Leicester in what he said in his words towards me, in his behaviour, and how he acted when we were talking or messaging.
"He was always very respectful and respected the situation there. He saw a chance for himself and he saw an opportunity to convince Leicester and make a point for Leicester to come to us and see the benefits and to convince the officials at Leicester. At the very end, this happened."
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