Still hampered by knee pain, the 23-year-old Chelsea defender had to give up the Blues rally which begins this Monday at Clairefontaine.
Clearly, Wesley Fofana's adventure in the French team is strewn with pitfalls. Highly appreciated for his qualities by Didier Deschamps, the Chelsea central defender will not be there at 4 p.m. this Monday at Clairefontaine. As last September, in consultation with the medical staff of the Blues and the Blues, the former Saint-Etienne player preferred to postpone the call-up.
The reason? Persistent knee pain prevents, for the moment, the main interested party from playing two matches in one week. He is therefore out for Israel on Thursday at the Stade de France and Italy on Sunday in Milan in the League of Nations. As a reminder, he did not play a single minute in October against Israel (1-4) and Belgium (1-2).
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Holder on Sunday against Arsenal (1-1) in the clash of the weekend in the Premier League, Fofana had to give up the selection in the morning, as revealed The Team et RMCinformation that we confirm. This situation is repeated for the 23-year-old French international (1 selection), already operated on on his knee, and who had to withdraw last September for the same reasons.
Fofana not included in list to play Europe with Chelsea
Remember that the latter is not included in the list of Chelsea players to play in the European Cup, so as not to increase the number of meetings. Recruited in August 2022 for 82 million euros from Leicester, the former Stéphanois attracts a lot of attention from his club.
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Who to replace him?
To replace him, Didier Deschamps could call Loïc Badé (FC Sevilla), Olympic vice-champion with the Blues this summer and already summoned to previous gatherings. Unless Benjamin Pavard, sidelined since the Euro, is the coach's surprise.
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