According to his coach Enzo Maresca, Chelsea’s French defender Wesley Fofana could not play again this season, due to a hamstring injury contracted in early December.
French international defender Wesley Fofana, injured in the hamstring in early December, “could be unavailable for the rest of the season”, said his Chelsea coach, Enzo Maresca, feared on Friday.
The 24-year-old, whose career has been thwarted by numerous injuries, “will be unavailable for a very long period”, the Italian first announced at a press conference.
“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.”
“We realized it was worse than we initially thought”
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”.
“That was the first information we had, but upon review we realized it was worse than we initially thought. It is a hamstring and unfortunately we are going to lose him for a long term,” 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.
The original Marseillais has had a string of injuries since his arrival in England, with Leicester then Chelsea, whom he joined in the summer of 2022. He missed the entire 2023-2024 season due to a ruptured cruciate knee ligament. right.
These multiple glitches delayed his take-off in the French team. The promising defender only has one selection, honored in June 2023 against Gibraltar. “I don’t think this type of injury can be compared to the rest (of his previous injuries, editor’s note). 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.
The long absences of Wesley Breathe since 2021:
- 225 days of absence between August 4, 2021 and March 17, 2022 for a fracture of the fibula of the left leg
- 136 days of absence between October 5, 2022 and February 18, 2023 for a right knee sprain
- White season in 2023-2024 after cruciate ligament rupture during preseason
