A medical visit like no other.
Once the agreement was concluded between Chelsea and Leicester City for his transfer, in the last days of the transfer window, Wesley Fofana had to comply with the traditional medical examinations prior to any signing.
And while he expected them to be organized in England, the Foxes defender was finally sent across the Atlantic, to the United States, the country of Todd Boehly, the owner of the Blues.
“
I thought the (medical visit, editor's note) to do in London and I learned that it would take place in New York!
It was an express trip but I spent a lot of time at the clinic
, ”explained the Frenchman in the columns of
L’Équipe
.
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A medical visit of more than 10 hours
Another big surprise is neither more nor less than the doctor of the Los Angeles Lakers, the legendary NBA franchise, who was in charge of supervising the tests;
tests that lasted nearly half a day.
It must be said that the 21-year-old suffered a terrible injury in August 2021 - a fractured fibula in his left leg which sidelined him for almost eight months - and that the London leaders did not want to take any risks. , especially in view of the astronomical sum spent - 85 M€ - to secure his services.
“
He watched everything.
They examined my ankle, all peeled off, even parts of my body that I can't talk about (he laughs), to see how I had come back from injury.
It lasted more than ten hours!
“said Wesley Fofana to the sports daily.
An adventure that ended well since the ex-Stéphanois successfully passed the battery of tests and was finally able to join Chelsea.