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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Chelsea\u2019s new signing, Wesley Fofana, has expressed happiness after joining the club from Leicester City.<\/p>\n

Chelsea on Wednesday announced the signing of Fofana from Leicester.<\/p>\n

Fofana arrives at Stamford Bridge to further bolster Thomas Tuchel\u2019s defence for the 2022\/23 season, following the arrivals of Kalidou Koulibaly and Marc Cucurella earlier in the summer.<\/p>\n

The 21-year-old signed a seven-year contract with the Blues.<\/p>\n

On completing his signing, Fofana told Chelsea\u2019s official website: \u201cThe two last days have been really big days for me and I\u2019m very happy. I trained this morning with the team and it\u2019s a dream for me. I\u2019m very excited to start playing games for the fans and the club.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m here to win trophies \u2013 the Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup, everything. I came here to win and the club is built to win trophies so I\u2019m here to continue that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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