He was brought in as a new centre-back rock in 2022 for up to £75 million. Only Maguire, Gvardiol and Van Dijk are more expensive. The expectations for the French player Wesley Fofana were enormous, three years later Chelsea supporters are shouting “Sell, sell NOW!”
The 24-year-old has been very injury-prone since his move to Stamford Bridge. Knee injury in 2022 with 9 games lost. Injury in the summer of 2023 that kept Fofana out for 51 games. Then hamstring injury in December 2024 with 18 games lost. In the 1-0 win over Tottenham, Fofana was again out of the squad.
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Now Chelsea supporters are venting their frustration on social media and “urging” the club to sell, and quickly. Here is a selection of comments from Chelsea supporters:
-Wesley Fofana is the type of player who holds the team back. Get rid of the player instantly
-Fofana must be sold immediately. We cannot continue like this.
-Get rid of this guy. He is not Chelsea standard. Physically, mentally, technically, he is simply not good enough.
“It’s time to reduce our losses on Fofana, we can’t trust him.
“This is pathetic. We have to move on because it slows down the team development.
-Send this guy to Strasbourg if we can’t sell him. He’s holding us back, MOVE ON
-Without a doubt our worst signing ever.
Almost three years since we signed Fofana and he has played 34 games. THIRTY-FOUR. Unforgivable. All to support players through injuries, but this is far too much. Cut our losses until the summer and move on.
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The market value of Fofana is now 27 million euros (transfermarkt)
