Gossip: Fofana considered Blues exit

BBC

September 12, 2024 at 2:14 a.m.

French defender Wesley Fofana, 23, says he considered leaving Chelsea to join hometown club Marseille this summer. (Free Foot - in French)

Monaco and Brazil defender Vanderson, 23, is attracting strong interest from Chelsea, while Manchester United and Tottenham are also among his admirers. (Caughtoffside)

Chelsea and Tottenham also remain interested in Lecce's 19-year old Denmark defender Patrick Dorgu, who is valued at around 40m euros (£33.8m). (La Gazzetta dello Sport via SportWitness)

The Blues, Manchester City and Liverpool are interested in Sunderland's 17-year-old English midfielder Chris Rigg. (Givemesport)

Want more transfer stories? Read Thursday's full gossip column

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