🦄Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana's season could be over because of a hamstring injury. ()
ꦓThe 24-year-old Frenchman, who missed the entire 2023-24 campaign after ACL surgery, hasn't played since Dec. 1 when he was substituted out of the 3-0 win over Aston Villa.
🌠Blues manager Enzo Maresca said Friday that Fofana's injury was worse than initially feared and that the center back will be out “for a very long time." There was no immediate plan for surgery.
🎀“He could be out for the season,” Maresca said. “We don't know exactly if for the entire season, but unfortunately he could be out for part of the season."
🐓Fofana became one of the most expensive defenders in soccer history when he joined Chelsea in the summer of 2022 from Leicester for a fee of 75 million pounds ($93 million).
🧔“For sure, for us Wes is a huge loss,” Maresca said.
🅠“I don't think this kind of injury can be compared to the rest," Maresca said.
𒆙"This one is muscle and I think that previously he never had any muscle problems, so it's a completely different kind of injury. It's a bit unlucky, but he will be back and he will be back good in the way he was before he was injured.”
♍Chelsea is fourth in the Premier League standings, 10 points behind leader Liverpool.
The Blues play at Crystal Palace on Saturday.
