Chelsea supervisor Enzo Maresca has moved to finish the confusion surrounding centre-back Wesley Fofana’s newest harm.
Fofana went down with a hamstring harm in early December which he instantly described as “a slight warning” and “nothing critical”, however after a month on the sidelines, Maresca publicly revealed there was an opportunity the 24-year-old may very well be out for the rest of the season.
The Italian’s assertion was reportedly met with confusion from Fofana, who’s alleged to have taken to social media to assert Maresca’s feedback have been merely “not true”. A timeframe of between 4 and 6 weeks is talked about in quotes attributed to Fofana.
Quizzed on the dispute, Maresca admitted Fofana doesn’t agree with the Chelsea medical workers’s prognosis.
“We converse the identical language by way of we talk between one another in English and in French, so it has been fairly clear,” he stated. “I spoke with Wes – the 12 to 16 weeks the membership talked about is the scenario.
“Wes is pondering he can get better before that. We’re all pleased if Wes recovers and might be obtainable for tomorrow, however we’re going to see.
“There’s no downside, I simply advised you what the medical workers stated to me, that it’s round 12 and 16 weeks. Wes is pondering he can get better sooner than that. We’re all pleased if Wes is again as quickly as attainable.”
Issues over Fofana’s availability have sparked hypothesis of a transfer to re-sign Marc Guehi from Crystal Palace. Loanee Trevoh Chalobah, who can be with the Eagles, may very well be recalled so as to add extra numbers.
“The one factor I can say is Marc Guehi is a Palace participant,” Maresca careworn. “I like Marc for positive however he isn’t our participant. However I like additionally the central defenders now we have. I additionally like various kinds of central defenders in Italy, Spain and France however that does not imply we’re going to purchase a participant.
“It’s a regular scenario I believe when you’ve central defenders injured that the hypothesis is there. On the similar time, there’s nothing there.
“[The Chalobah situation] is precisely the identical. Sadly I’ve to provide the similar reply. Trev is an efficient participant however on this second he’s a Palace participant, so we’ll see.”
