Chelsea have been boosted by the return of centre-back Wesley Fofana to Tuesday’s travelling squad to face Southampton.
Fofana went down with a hamstring harm in December which sparked a weird back-and-forth with supervisor Enzo Maresca. The Frenchman initially claimed his challenge was not critical, earlier than Maresca argued it may very well be a season-ending downside.
A submit on social media revealed Fofana’s insistence that Maresca’s feedback have been “not true” as he estimated a return to motion by the center of February. The supervisor then confirmed Fofana had disputed the recommendation from the membership’s medical workers.
In the end, it seems as if Fofana’s confidence was legitimate as Fabrice Hawkins was the primary to disclose his impending return.
Simply how a lot of a job Fofana will play towards Southampton stays to be seen, however Chelsea officers can be extremely reluctant to take any dangers with the 24-year-old, whose difficult harm historical past has divided opinion on-line.
Fofana was a core a part of Chelsea’s success within the first half of the season. His partnership with Levi Colwill, whereas not good, confirmed loads of promise and the Blues have been third within the Premier League standings on the time of his harm.
Coincidentally, the primary recreation Fofana missed in December was a 5-1 victory over Southampton as targets from Axel Disasi, who has since departed on mortgage, Christopher Nkunku, Noni Madueke, Cole Palmer and Jadon Sancho impressed a cushty win.
