Chelsea’s signing of Wesley Fofana is finally ready to completed, with multiple sources claiming a deal between the Blues and Leicester has been agreed.
It’s taken far too long, but we have our man. Now we can really start to think about the form that Thomas Tuchel’s first team will take this season.
In Thiago Silva, we already had a huge amount of nous, quality and leadership in the back three.
This summer we added Kalidou Koulibaly, equally experienced but also left footed and with real passing ability between the lines.
Reece James and new signing Marc Cucurella are also able to slot in at wide centre back on either side when needed, adding tactical versatility and attacking instincts to the mix.
So what does Fofana bring? In a word, pace. Silva and Koulibaly don’t have it in abundance, and playing the France international alongside them will really create a nice complementary three.
