Football: possible end of season for Wesley Fofana, the French international from Chelsea

Wesley Fofana will be out for a long time. This is the only certainty announced this Friday, at a press conference, by Chelsea coach, Enzo Maresca. The question now is whether he will be able to return before the end of the 2024-2025 season. The French international has been affected by a hamstring injury since the beginning of December. The 24-year-old, whose career has been thwarted by numerous injuries, “will be unavailable for a very long period,” the Italian initially announced.

“Unfortunately, he could be out for the rest of the season,” he then said. “We don’t know exactly if it’s for the whole season, or for part of the season.” The full-back suffered a muscle injury during the 3-0 win over Aston Villa on December 1. Maresca then spoke of an absence of “several weeks”.

Badiashile also absent until February, at least

“It was the first information we had, but after review, we realized it was worse than we initially thought. It’s a hamstring and unfortunately we’re going to lose him for a long time,” added the coach. Before his injury, Fofana had started all but one Premier League match due to suspension. He played in the center or on the right side of the defense.

“I don’t think this type of injury can be compared to the rest (of his previous injuries). It’s a completely different type of injury,” assured Maresca. “It’s bad luck, but he’ll come back.” » The Italian also announced on Friday that he would have to do without the services of Benoît Badiashile, another French defender of the “Blues”, until at least February.