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LONDON — Wesley Fofana has become one of the most expensive defenders in soccer history after securing a move to Chelsea from Premier League rival Leicester for a reported fee of 75 million pounds ($87 million). The signing of the 21-year-old French center back took Chelsea's spending in this transfer window to about $270 million. The vast majority of that has been on defenders with left back Marc Cucurella ($65 million) and center back Kalidou Koulibaly ($38 million) already moving to Stamford Bridge. England international Harry Maguire (80 million pounds) is the only defender to have cost more than Fofana. Fofana has signed a seven-year deal with Chelsea.
