Anxiety As Chelsea Consider Signing Leicester City Defender As Antonio Rudiger Replacement

• Wesley Fofana who has impressed since joining Leicester could be heading to Chelsea as a replacement for Rudiger
• Antonio Rudiger is wanted by several top clubs in Europe following his impressive form under manager Thomas Tuchel, but he wants out
• With a number of Chelsea defenders likely to leave at the end of the season, Thomas Tuchel is making efforts to sign one or two defenders

Premier League club Chelsea are reportedly considering a move for Leicester City’s Wesley Fofana due to the uncertain future of Antonio Rudiger at the Stamford Bridge, SPORTbible reports.

GOAL are reporting that the Blues are targeting the France U21 star who has been in impressive form since he joined the Foxes from St-Etienne in 2020.

Further reports have it that a number of Chelsea defenders are out of contract at the end of the season including Andreas Christensen, Thiago Silva and Antonio Rudiger.

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It was gathered that both Christensen and Rudiger are yet to renew their respective contracts with the London club and Thomas Tuchel is already on the lookout for replacements.

Leicester man Fofana is out of action at the moment due to injury, having fractured his leg during pre-season friendly against Villarreal.

What Brendan Rodgers said about Fofana

Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers hopes to have Fofana available again early next year.

“(Fofana) is working very well. We’re just cautious around that.

“He’s done so well and worked so hard. We’ll see where he’s at come the beginning of the new year.”

The report claims that Rudiger is increasingly likely to leave Stamford Bridge and could secure a £400,000-a-week contract, with foreign clubs able to negotiate a pre-contract agreement with the Germany international from next month.

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Manchester United have reportedly entered the race to sign ‘rave-of-the-moment’ Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger.

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Rudiger has become the subject of transfer speculation, with the German yet to renew his contract at Stamford Bridge.

The 28-year-old has formed an important part of Thomas Tuchel since his arrival at Chelsea in January and was influential during the Blues' Champions League triumph last season.

Tuchel is understood to be keen for Rudiger to extend his stay with Chelsea but the defender remains non-committal.

Azpilicueta in advanced talks with Barcelona

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta is said to be in advanced discussions with a possible move to Spanish club Barcelona at the end of the season.

Reports have it that the player’s current contract with the Blues expires next summer, meaning he could sign a pre-contract with clubs outside the UK as from January.

The Spaniard joined Chelsea from French Ligue 1 side Marseille back in 2012 and has won several titles with the Stamford Bridge outfit.