For many weeks, Claude Puel stayed the course concerning Wesley Fofana. According to the manager of ASSE, Leicester’s offer was certainly very interesting but with a full season of Ligue 1 in the legs, the central defender would have seen his rating explode in the summer of 2021. The facts prove him right. Problem: the Greens ended up giving in, selling their nugget for € 35m plus a € 5m bonus to the Foxes.
112 M €, according to the Telegraph!
The well-respected Telegraph devoted an article to Wesley Fofana’s incredible breakthrough in English football. Journalist John Percy has followed the prediction of Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers to the letter, who said at a press conference that the Marseillais would soon be worth much more than it was bought. He estimated his value according to the latest sales of promising defenders and arrived at the estimate of… 100 M £, or 112 M € at the current exchange rate!
Yes, Wesley Fofana is already worth three times the price of its sale two months ago! Of course, if he had stayed in Ligue 1, a weak and little-publicized championship, his rating would not have exploded at this point. But even at 50 or 60 M €, AS Saint-Etienne would have found its account during the next offseason. And would not have collapsed in this way after her departure since it would not have taken place. In short, regrets are eternal for Claude Puel!
Why teenage prodigy Wesley Fofana is a £ 100m defender-in-waiting, by @JPercyTelegraph https://t.co/6Wwt5C4TkY
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