Wesley Fofana DELETES all Chelsea references on his Instagram… as resurfaced cryptic message sparks transfer speculation
NOT A FANA THAT Wesley Fofana DELETES all Chelsea references on his Instagram… as resurfaced cryptic message sparks transfer speculation
WESLEY FOFANA has deleted all traces of Chelsea from his Instagram account.
The Frenchman, who has been plagued by injuries since moving to Stamford Bridge, was named as a substitute for their Prem opener against Crystal Palace last Sunday.
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Wesley Fofana has hardly featured for Chelsea due to injuries
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Fofana, 24, has removed all Chelsea references from his Instagram account
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Boss Enzo Maresca instead opted to pick youngster Josh Acheampong alongside Trevoh Chalobah at centre-back.
Fofana, 24, has since removed all references to Chelsea from his Instagram account - an action he also took when he wanted to leave Leicester in 2022.
At the time he cryptically posted a message in French to his Insta story.
It read: "My father told me you're going to annoy a lot of people when you start doing what's best for you and I've begun to realise it."
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Chelsea were recently rocked by the ACL injury suffered by key defender Levi Colwill during their short pre-season.
Maresca has made no secret of the fact that he wants to sign a new centre-back before the transfer deadline.
And when asked if Fofana could perform the role, his manager said last week: "Wes played 45 minutes in that position.
"It was the first half against Bournemouth away. Probably one of the worst halves since we started."
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Fofana was an unused substitute against Crystal Palace at the weekend
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The Blues actually went on to win that clash 1-0, although Fofana moved to right-back during the second-half when Tosin Adarabioyo replaced Axel Disasi.
Fofana did not play a single game under former boss Mauricio Pochettino due to a serious injury.
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The one-cap France international was limited to just 14 Premier League appearances last term as he suffered with a serious hamstring issue.
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Having begun the season at centre-back, Fofana briefly returned to fitness to play at right-back in March, before requiring another operation.
Chelsea spent £70million on Fofana in the summer of 2022.
The luckless defender has since managed just 34 appearances for the Blues due to injury - so far working out at more than £2m per outing.
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Last summer, Fofana criticised team-mate Enzo Fernandez for singing a derogatory song about France's black players in a video posted to the Argentine's Instagram.
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In a since deleted post, the defender accused Fernandez of "uninhibited racism".
Fofana went on to forgive his team-mate following an apology, telling reporters: "I trust him because I know him.
"I know he is not racist. The act… I felt a little bit upset. But now, it is done. It is finished.
"I hope this has educated him a bit, because for sure, it is a different culture. We need to educate about this because cultures are different, a lot of countries."
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