Brendan Rodgers’ Leicester like the young French defender and are pushing hard to take him to the King Power Stadium in the ongoing transfer window.
They have a deal in place with Fofana and the player has been open about the desire to join Leicester where a lucrative five-year contract awaits for him.
But Saint-Etienne have rejected three bids from the Foxes and Claude Puel is clear about not selling the young centre-back before the end of the current season; West Ham have now also gone in with a bid for Fofana.
The Saint-Etienne general manager has the board on his side, but according to French sports daily L’Equipe, Leicester are now preparing to use a new tactic.
The Foxes have been left frustrated by Saint-Etienne’s stance, but they are keen to try again to land Fofana.
It has been claimed that Leicester are ready to include a player as part of the negotiations to land Fofana from Saint-Etienne.
Rodgers is a big fan of the young centre-back and wants to land him before he becomes too expensive for Leicester.
It remains to be seen whether Saint-Etienne are prepared to stick to their guns and keep Fofana until next summer and how West Ham entering the chase affects things.
