Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino comments on Wesley Fofana injury, Levi Colwill talks
In his first season at Stamford Bridge, Fofana was restricted to just 17 starts and three substitute outings courtesy of a knee injury that kept him out between October and February and a number of other minor niggles.
The France international had been earmarked to play a major role during 2023-24, but the £70m signing will now miss the majority of next season after being required to undergo cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery.
Speaking ahead of Wednesday's friendly with Wrexham, Pochettino was naturally quizzed on the matter, expressing his disappointment for the 22-year-old yet hinting that the club needed to respond by finding a suitable alternative as soon as possible.
The Argentine told reporters, as quoted by football.london: «Really sad, really bad news. We feel so sad. We can only help him and to be again with the team we know it is tough.
»We need to help him and wish him all the best and to be back as soon as possible with the team. We need to keep going, the competition is there. The competition doesn't wait for anyone and we need to be ready to compete."
As it stands, Thiago Silva, Trevoh Chalobah, Levi Colwill and Benoit Badiashile are Chelsea's four remaining senior options, the latter currently going through a period of rehabilitation for his own injury sustained at the back end of 2022-23.
In the case of Colwill, he is allegedly in line for regular involvement with Chelsea this season, but the England Under-21 international is on the radar of the likes of Liverpool and Brighton & Hove Albion.
After his involvement at the Under-21 European Championship,
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