Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca has moved to end the confusion surrounding the latest news about centre-back Wesley Fofana infection.
Fofana went down with a hamstring injury in early December which he immediately described as a “minor warning” and “nothing serious”, but after a month out, Maresca publicly revealed there was a chance for the 24-year-old. He could be out for the rest of the season.
The Italian's statement reportedly came He was met with confusion from Fofanawho allegedly took to social media to claim that Maresca's comments were simply “untrue.” A time frame of between four and six weeks was mentioned in the quotes attributed to Fofana.
When asked about the dispute, Mariska admitted that Fofana disagreed Chelsea Medical staff diagnosis.
“We speak the same language in terms of communicating with each other in English and French, so it was quite clear,” he said. “I spoke to Wes, the 12 to 16 weeks the club mentioned is the situation.
“Wes believes he can recover sooner than that. We are all happy if Wes recovers and will be available for tomorrow, but we will see.
“No problem, I just told you what the medical staff told me, which is around 12 and 16 weeks. Wes thinks he can recover sooner than that. We're all happy if Wes comes back as soon as possible.” “.
Concerns over Fofana's availability have sparked speculation about A Move to re-sign Mark Guehi from Crystal Palace. Loanee Trevoh Chalobah, who is also with the Eagles, could be called upon to add more numbers.
Maresca confirmed: “The only thing I can say is that Mark Guehi is a Crystal Palace player.” “I like Mark of course but he's not our player. But I also like the centre-backs we have. I also like different types of centre-backs in Italy, Spain and France, but that doesn't mean we'll buy a player.” .
“It's a normal situation I think when you have an injured centre-back the speculation is there. At the same time, there's nothing there.
“(Chalupa's situation) is exactly the same. Unfortunately, I have to give you the same answer. Trev is a good player but at the moment he is a Palace player, so we will see.”
