Saint-Etienne have agreed to sell 19-year old defender Wesley Fofana to English Premier League side Leicester City for 40m euros (£36.5m), the French club said Tuesday.
A five-year deal is expected to be signed after the player has undergone a medical in England Wednesday.
Fofana played 14 Ligue 1 matches last season and is under contract until 2024, club coach Claude Puel had been keen to keep him but with a hike in the original 25m euros bid, the club said it made a “collective decision” for a fee that breaks the club record .
