New blow for Wesley Fofana and Chelsea. The French central defender will miss the pre-season internship in the United States, the London club announced in a press release on Monday. In question, a new injury to the right knee. Already last season, the 22-year-old had been hit twice there. Result, the French international had only participated in fifteen league games for his first season with the Blues. And in the 2021-2022 season, with Leicester City, he only played seven Premier League games due to a broken fibula.
According to the club, the severity of the injury was “being assessed”.
Mauricio Pochettino, the new coach, will also have to do without Benoit Badiashile for this American tour. The French international will stay in London to treat his hamstring injury suffered last May. On the other hand, his tricolor compatriot Christopher Nkunku, who has just signed up for six seasons with the Blues, is indeed one of the 29 selected by the Argentine coach.
