Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana has vowed to ‘come again stronger’ after struggling an harm within the Champions League that noticed him depart Stamford Bridge on crutches afterwards.
The 21-year-old, who swapped Leicester Metropolis for west London over the summer time, netted his first aim for the membership on Wednesday night to present the hosts the lead in opposition to AC Milan within the Champions League.
Nevertheless, shortly earlier than half-time, Fofana was concerned in an innocuous-looking collision with Rafael Leao the place he appeared to jar his knee.
The Frenchman regarded in agony however initially tried to proceed enjoying, earlier than signalling to Chelsea’s bench that he needed to come off with Trevoh Chalobah changing him.
Fofana – who broke his leg a bit of over a yr in the past – hobbled off to the sidelines and was later seen leaving Stamford Bridge on crutches, with followers fearing the worst.
Supervisor Graham Potter revealed after the match that Fofana would have a scan to find out the extent of the harm, and the younger defender has now posted on social media suggesting the harm may not be as unhealthy as initially feared.
Taking to Instagram on Thursday, Fofana posted two photos – one among him celebrating his aim and the opposite of him being subbed off after choosing up the knock.
Alongside the photographs he wrote: ‘From laughter to tears. I’ll be again stronger [soon]. Be certain.’ The caption additionally included a ‘quickly’ emoji giving Chelsea followers hope that their £70m signing is not going to be out of motion for too lengthy.
Talking about Fofana’s harm, Potter himself stated: ‘We’ll should scan it [on Thursday] and see how it's. I wouldn’t wish to speculate on it now however we’re involved and hope for the most effective.
‘We’ll help him however we don’t know but, we’ll get the scan outcomes tomorrow. Fingers crossed. There’s nothing to report for the time being however it was the one disappointing factor of the night.’
Reflecting on the win over AC Milan extra typically, he added: ‘It was a very good night time for us. We wanted to play nicely. The perspective and utility of the gamers was implausible. It was a very essential win for us.
‘I believed we began off a bit nervous for about 5 minutes. It was only a results of us wanting to take action nicely. However then you definitely noticed the urge for food of the gamers. Clear sheet, three objectives. The persona of gamers was actually good tonight.’
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