Chelsea relieved with the news that Wesley Fofana’s knee injury isn’t as severe as first thought
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Chelsea are getting a huge fitness boost with Wesley Fofana’s knee injury, not as serious as first feared… The £70million star will miss four weeks after tackling the issue in AC Milan’s win
- Wesley Fofana’s midweek knee injury is not as serious as first feared by Chelsea
- The French central defender is likely to be out for only a month with an injury
- He will miss matches against AC Milan, Manchester United and Brentford in October
- Fofana scored the opening in victory over Milan, but was substituted before half-time
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Chelsea are relieved to hear that Wesley Fofana’s injury is not as serious as feared and that the defender is likely to be out for only a month.
Fofana stumbled out of the Blues’ 3-0 win over AC Milan on Wednesday night, leaving Stamford Bright on crutches, fearing the central defender would face a long hiatus.
However, according to the guardA scan has revealed that the 21-year-old has not suffered a serious ligament tear and will now only miss about four weeks of action for Graham Potter’s side.
Wesley Fofana falls while holding his injured knee during Chelsea’s 3-0 win over AC Milan
The knee injury is not as serious as first thought and Fofana should be back in action next month
The Frenchman will miss Wolves’ visit to West London on Saturday, as well as the return leg with Milan next week. Chelsea’s busy October also includes clashes with Aston Villa, Brentford, Manchester United and Brighton before the end of the month.
The Champions League group stage match against RB Salzburg on October 24 could also come too early for Fofana, with a more likely target of the capital clash with Arsenal in early November.
That time frame means the £69.5 million summer tally would still return ahead of next month’s World Cup, but he would be in a race against time to muster enough minutes to secure his place in Didier Deschamps’ French squad. books.
The French defender opened the scoring for Chelsea before being substituted just before half time
Fofana scored the opening goal – his first goal for the club – in Chelsea’s midweek win over the Serie A champions, but left the field just before half-time with his knee clutched and replaced by Trevor Chalobah.
The win meant that Potter now has his first consecutive wins since he replaced Thomas Tuchel last month.
Chelsea are second in Champions League Group E, one point behind RB Salzburg, and will return to action in the Premier League tomorrow, eight points behind leaders Arsenal after having played one game less than the Gunners.