Chelsea injury boost as Enzo Maresca confirms new Wesley Fofana return timeline | OneFootball

Fofana has been out since December with a hamstring injury

Wesley Fofana is closing in on a Chelsea comeback after returning to training.

But Enzo Maresca has confirmed the defender is back in training and could be back in action in “two or three weeks”.

The return of Fofana is a boost for Chelsea, who have been facing a centre-back shortage.

Fofana returned to Chelsea training this week

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Benoit Badiashile has also been sidelined since December, leaving Tosin Adarabioyo, Levi Colwill and Trevoh Chalobah, who was recalled from his loan at Crystal Palace in January, as the the only fit centre-backs available to Maresca.

Fofana has not played since being substituted in the second half of December’s 3-0 win over Aston Villa.

The Frenchman has been beset by injury problems since joining Chelsea from Leicester in a £75million deal in 2022.