Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana could miss the rest of the season with head coach Enzo Maresca confirming the hamstring injury he sustained in December is worse than previously feared. The 24-year-old has not played since being substituted in the second half of last month’s 3-0 win over Aston Villa.
Maresca was unable to say whether the tear to his hamstring will require surgery but nevertheless it is a damaging blow to a player that missed the entirety of last season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury. “Unfortunately he could be out for the season,” said the head coach. “We don’t know exactly for the entire season but for sure he could be out for part of it.”.
It was initially hoped that Fofana, who had formed an impressive partnership in central defence alongside Levi Colwill this season, would be out for no more than a few weeks. That assessment was made in the days following victory against Villa at Stamford Bridge on December 1, but further tests and analysis appear to have condemned the France international to yet another season curtailed by injury.
He made only 15 Premier League appearances in 2022-23, his first season after joining from Leicester in a £75million deal, while his time at the King Power Stadium was also disrupted by fitness issues. I am in love with Wes because he is that kind of defender that gives you the chance to press and be aggressive.
