Ligue 1 expert Adam White insists that Leicester City will be desperate to keep hold of defender Wesley Fofana for the foreseeable future after his breakthrough at the club.
The £36m-rated French defender is currently on the sidelines after suffering a leg fracture in pre-season.
He is likely to be out until 2022 at the earliest, but he had developed into one of Brendan Rodgers’ first-choice stars at the King Power Stadium.
Indeed, Fofana has made 38 first-team appearances for the club and played 90 minutes in the FA Cup final victory over Chelsea at the end of last season, keeping a clean sheet in the 1-0 victory.
Fofana developed at Saint-Etienne but he has consistently been linked away from the club.
Manchester United were linked with an interest prior to his injury, although reports suggested that Leicester would demand a massive fee to let him go.
And White insists they will attempt to keep him for as long as humanly possible.
He said: “Yeah I think he definitely is someone that Leicester City are going to keep hold of. In France, he’s regarded very highly having come through at St Etienne.”