Tom OlverPublished Sep 21, 2024, 3:10pm|Updated Sep 21, 2024, 3:11pm
Wesley Fofana was pictured with dense strapping astir his genu aft Chelsea’s 3-0 triumph implicit West Ham and appeared to beryllium walking with a limp arsenic Enzo Maresca’s players celebrated the win.
The 23-year-old defender has been plagued by wounded since arriving astatine Stamford Bridge 2 years agone and suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in July 2023, which kept him sidelined for the entirety of past season.
A abstracted genu wounded besides ruled Fofana retired of contention for 4 months astatine the commencement of his Chelsea career.
After returning to afloat fitness, Fofana has been an ever-present successful Maresca’s starting XI, starting each 5 of the Blues’ opening games successful the Premier League this term.
But Fofana was taken disconnected successful the 57th infinitesimal astatine the London Stadium, with Axel Disasi coming connected successful his place, and determination are fears the Frenchman whitethorn person suffered different setback.
Shortly aft the last whistle, the erstwhile Leicester antheral was filmed hobbling backmost onto the transportation with strapping astir his near knee.
While Fofana was intelligibly successful immoderate discomfort, helium smiled from receptor to receptor arsenic helium applauded Chelsea’s distant enactment aft the one-sided derby – and Maresca volition nary uncertainty beryllium hoping it is simply a insignificant issue.
It remains to beryllium seen if Fofana is acceptable for different spell connected the sidelined, with Chelsea’s Carabao Cup clash with Barrow taking spot successful conscionable 3 days’ time.
More to follow.
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