Enzo Maresca clarifies Wesley Fofana harm timeline following dispute
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 severe”, 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 employees’s prognosis.
“We communicate the identical language when it comes to we talk between one another in English and in French, so it has been fairly clear,” he mentioned. “I spoke with Wes – the 12 to 16 weeks the membership talked about is the scenario.
“Wes is considering he can get well prior to that. We’re all blissful if Wes recovers and will likely be accessible for tomorrow, however we’re going to see.
“There is no drawback, I simply informed you what the medical employees mentioned to me, that it’s round 12 and 16 weeks. Wes is considering he can get well sooner than that. We’re all blissful if Wes is again as quickly as doable.”
Issues over Fofana’s availability have sparked hypothesis of a transfer to re-sign Marc Guehi from Crystal Palace. Loanee Trevoh Chalobah, who can also 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 harassed. “I like Marc for certain however he’s not our participant. However I like additionally the central defenders we now have. I additionally like several types 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 feel when you will have central defenders injured that the hypothesis is there. On the identical time, there’s nothing there.
“[The Chalobah situation] is strictly the identical. Sadly I’ve to provide the identical reply. Trev is an efficient participant however on this second he’s a Palace participant, so we’ll see.”
