St Etienne coach Claude Puel remained upset with the sale of Wesley Fofana right up to his switch to Leicester City.
The former Foxes manager had opposed Fofana's departure throughout the summer, particularly after losing on-loan defender William Saliba back to Arsenal at the end of last season.
Le 10 Sport says the sticking point for Puel was the offer Leicester made: €35m plus €5m in bonuses.
The Frenchman was adamant ASSE were letting Fofana go on the cheap.
However, when it was relayed to Puel how much the club needed the cash injection, the manager relented and gave his approval to the sale.
