Chelsea have not even kicked off their pre-season yet the English giants have been rocked with a huge injury blow.
That player is Wesley Fofana, the French center-back who has endured an injury-ravaged time at Stamford Bridge since joining from Leicester last summer for a whopping £70M.
Murmurs regarding a serious injury to the 22-year-old emerged earlier today, with the London giants eventually confirming this devastating blow. The defender has sadly ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament injury and has thus been forced to undergo surgery to reconstruct his ACL.
As a result, Wesley did not make the trip to the USA and will be sidelined for months, with some even speculating his 2023/24 season is over before it even began.
Fofana's time at Chelsea has been nothing but a nightmare. The former Leicester ace suffered a serious knee injury back in October which ruled him out for the 2022 World Cup before suffering a setback in December.
Fofana made his much-awaited return in February and showed promising signs. However, Mauricio Pochettino will have to make do with the 22-year-old.
As a result, as revealed by Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea might be forced to sign a new center-back. This complicates things for Boehly and Co. as they are yet to reach an agreement with Brighton for Moises Caicedo, who is their no.1 target.
The silver lining is that this should end speculation of a Levi Colwill exit. Chelsea's highly-rated center-back has been linked with a move following his successful loan spell at Brighton, and while the Blues have been adamant that he is not for sale, this latest development should grant him immediate access to first-team football.
