Wesley Fofana has pleaded with Saint-Etienne to accept Leicester City's reported £26million offer and let him join the Premier league side.
The teenage centre-back is determined to sign for Brendan Rodgers' side, and in an extraordinary interview he has urged former Foxes boss Claude Puel - now in charge of Saint-Etiene - to sanction the move.
Leicester have offered Fofana a five-year deal and have lodged a bid of €29m (£26.8m) for the 19-year-old, according to L'Equipe.
An in an interview with the French publication, the defender said he “would be crazy to say no to Leicester”. “I’ve received a lot of offers,” Fofana said. "This contract can change my life.
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