Chelsea and France defender Wesley Fofana could be sidelined for the rest of the season. The former Leicester City suffered a hamstring injury and it does not look good at all for the player.
The 24-year-old France centre-back sustained the injury during their game against Aston Villa. He hurt himself while stepping on the ball when challenging Ollie Watkins in their 3-0 win on the 1st of December.
He had started 12 of Chelsea’s 13 Premier League games until then, only missing one through suspension. At the time boss Enzo Maresca predicted he would be out for “at least three, four, five weeks”.
Chelsea coach says his centre-back will be out for a “very long time” in a “big blow”, although does not require surgery yet. He also said: “Unfortunately he could be out for the season,” said Maresca. “We don’t know exactly.”
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