Report: St Etienne want £27m for Leicester, Arsenal and Everton target Wesley Fofana

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According to Calciomercato, AC Milan continue their bid to sign reported Leicester City, Arsenal and Everton target Wesley Fofana with Saint Etienne now demanding £27 million.

The talented central defender has been linked with an exit from the French club.

In mid-June, a report from ButFootballClub claimed Arsenal and Everton are keen.

And in late July, Leicester City were preparing an £18 million offer (Footmercato).

But now, after long interest from Serie A giants AC Milan, Saint Etienne are reportedly demanding a whopping £27 million for their prized asset.

Fofana has shown great potential at just 19 years of age.

Former Leicester boss Claude Puel, now in charge of St Etienne, is a big fan of the player, saying: “Wesley has enormous potential with the state of mind of a competitor.”

Wesley Fofana shows his potential:

The youngster made a total of 24 appearances in all competitions for the club last season, averaging 2.6 interceptions and 3.7 clearances per game (Whoscored).

Arsenal, having finally completed the signing of Gabriel Magalhaes, may no longer be in the market for a central defender with William Saliba also an option.

The Gunners may see Sokratis and Rob Holding leave while David Luiz is in his thirties, but boss Mikel Arteta will now likely look to strengthen other areas of the team.

Everton struggled defensively last season with Yerry Mina and Michael Keane often underperforming. But the Toffees too have other priorities this summer.

Leicester, however, are seemingly after a new central defender to challenge Jonny Evans and Caglar Soyuncu what with Wes Morgan ageing and Filip Benkovic unproven.

The Foxes could see Fofana as an ideal addition with a high re-sale value. However, his reported price-tag may push Brendan Rodgers’ side to look at cheaper alternatives.