News about Wesley Fofana

Chelsea's response after learning that Wesley Fofana's injury is not as severe as first thought, has been boosted, and the defender is unlikely to miss a month. Fofana limped out of the Blues' 3-0 win over AC Milan on Wednesday evening, leaving Stamford Bright on crutches, afraid that there could be a long layoff for the center-back. However, a scan showed that the 21-year-old hasn't sustained any significant ligament damage and will now only miss four weeks of action for Graham Potter's team.

Robbie Mustoe, a NBC analyst, has slammed the Champions League's decision to encourage teams to use five substitutes. Following the Covid-19 outbreak, the substitution limit was first raised from three to five in 2020 as a way to cope with a jam-packed schedule. The Champions League and the Premier League have all seen a jump from three to five permanent members in October.

Chelsea is facing an anxious wait to find the severity of the knee injury suffered by marquee summer signing Wesley Fofana in last night's victory over AC Milan. Chelsea's £70 million capture, which opened his Chelsea account against the Italians, left Stamford Bridge on crutches, raising questions that the defender might have sustained a serious knee injury in the victory over AC Milan. In the first half, Fofana jarred his knee and was quickly replaced in place of Trevoh Chalobah. Chelsea medics will look at the injury today.

After attending a classified medical with the Blues last month, Leipzig star Christopher Nkunku has reportedly signed a pre-contractual deal with Chelsea. Despite Chelsea's busy summer outlay of £272 million that saw them bring in the likes of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Raheem Sterling, and Wesley Fofana, the French midfielder has established himself as Chelsea's next top transfer target. Also, although Nkunku will not be back in action until next year, the Blues have a contract in place for him to join Stamford Bridge, according to the Athletic, with owner Todd Boehly promising to pay his full release fee of £53 million now to ensure they steal a march on their opponents.

As the reform under new chairman Todd Boehly (pictured) continues, medical chief Paco Biosca has left Chelsea. Biosca had been with the club for 11 years and was active in both of the club's Champions League titles in 2012 and 2021. Damian Willoughby, the club's senior manager, and communications director Steve Atkins' departure come at the end of a turbulent week.

And as it is just seven games into the Premier League season, it has been off to a brisk start at both ends of the table as the season gets underway. Some of the top teams have been indifferent form, although a few so-called smaller teams have punched above their weight, leaving a few questions open. Any Premier League team has played well in the early stages, from free scoring Manchester City to crisis club Leicester, and have been rated how they have fared so far.

The 20-year-old defender, who appeared in all four Croatia's games at Euro 2020, has piqued the attention of the west London club, who have reported a £78.5 million (€90 million) for his services. Gvardiol has piqued the attention of several of Europe's top sides, with the versatile defender able to play both center-back and left-back, and as such Leipzig has been aiming to lock him down until 2027. The Croatian hinted at a transfer to the Premier League in January 2019, adding: "I'm content at Leipzig, but I have a lot to learn and need to work on myself." I have people who deal with it, but I haven't considered a switch. We'll see what happens in the winter.'

In a transfer that may have surpassed £88 million, the French midfielder moved to Real Madrid from Monaco this summer. Chelsea were keen on Tchouameni last summer but instead opted for Saul Niguez on loan, a decision that has left new Blues owner Boehly baffled. According to Sport, the US tycoon, who replaced previous owner Roman Abramovich in May, is unclear why former transfer chief Marina Granovskaia, who has since left, was dissatisfied with the decision. Tchouameni's potential to play for the first team straight away had been reported by the club's officials.

Manchester United have paid £210 million over true market value for new signings over the past decade - more than any other club in Europe's top five leagues. According to a report by the CIES Football Observatory, the Old Trafford club has invested a total of £1.4 billion on 33 players since 2012, when they were only worth £1.19 billion. Paul Pogba's signings followed a world record fee, the £85 million investment on Antony this summer, and £80 million for Harry Maguire.

The Foxes are stuck to the bottom after losing 6-2 at Tottenham on Saturday, putting the 2-2 draw with Brentford on the first weekend guaranteeing their only point. Rodgers has been in place since February 2019, winning the FA Cup in 2021 and winning their fifth place in consecutive seasons.

The Premier League champions have been linked to Tottenham and Chelsea in being caught by the Serie A team's defensive stalwart, and they could make a change for the cenre-back. Skriniar's current deal with the Giuseppe Meazza expires at the end of the 2022-23 season, and several of Europe's top sides are likely to make a change. The 27-year-old is expected to say his goodbyes to Inter, where he has been playing his football since joining fellow Italian side Sampdoria in 2017 as he will be eligible to speak to clubs outside of Italy starting in January. And Simone Inzaghi's side is uphill battle, with the Premier League's financial powerhouses – and PSG – all set to flex their muscles in the hunt for their man.

Following Queen Elizabeth II's death, the Premier League will be back up and running this weekend. All ten matches were postponed last weekend as a mark of respect after the country's longest-serving monarch was deposed, but seven games will be played as normal ahead of next Monday's funeral. Three games have been postponed, including Chelsea's match against Liverpool and Manchester United's match against Leeds, due to policing fears. Due to train strikes, Brighton's match against Crystal Palace had already been postponed. For several in-form clubs, the pause in schedule was at the worst possible time, but for others, it would have brought much-needed relief after a slow start. So what does every team in action this weekend need to do when the Premier League resumes? Any of them has been overruled by sportsmail.

Graham Potter's first game in charge of Chelsea was a frustrating 1-1 draw, but it was quickly apparent that he had wasted no time in deciding on his new team. Potter's tweaks were evident from defensive changes to playing Raheem Sterling in an unfamiliar wing-back role and a hopeful outlook on the sidelines just less than a week into the job. Sportsmail looks at some of the differences in Chelsea on Potter's debut.

ADRIAN KAJUMBA AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: This is if there was ever a time for a manager to play it safe. At Stamford Bridge and in the Champions League, Graham Potter's first game in charge of Chelsea. Chelsea lost in their Group E opener at Dinamo Zagreb, leaving them on the back foot. Only victory would do for the Chelsea tonight. If there is one thing that is abundantly clear about Potter, it is that the safe and convenient option is not really what he does.

On September 30th, the most recent iteration of the video game will be announced, and Sportsmail will announce this year's most gifted youngsters. Pedri has played a key role in Barca's midfield at the age of 19, and has been rated 85 out of 85. In the winter, he will also compete for Spain at the World Cup. Bellingham has been rumored to play a significant role in Qatar for England, and the Borussia Dortmund midfielder has also been rated 84.

Despite former Chelsea owner Thomas Tuchel's wish for the player to be absorbed quickly into the team, Chelsea owner Todd Boehly reportedly ordered new signing Wesley Fofana to have his medical in New York. Fofana joined the Blues from Leicester City towards the end of the transfer window for £70 million, and she will be the club's replacement for Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen, who both left the club at the end of their seasons in the summer. Even though he knew what Tuchel's intentions were, German news outlet Sport Bild said that the new American owner'didn't care' about the time the defender would miss due to flying to the United States and a five-hour time difference could cause him jet lag compared to his teammates.

Tuchel (right) was fired last Wednesday, just seven games into the season, after Chelsea's new owners, led by Todd Boehly (bottom left), decided to change manager after the team's first 100 days of ownership and poor results (top left). "This is one of the most difficult essays I've ever had to write, and it's one I hope I won't have to do for many years." I am sad that my time at Chelsea has come to an end,' Tuchel said in a tweet (bottom right). 'I felt at home, both professionally and personally, at this club.' Thank you so much to all the employees, the players, and the supporters for making me feel very welcome right from the start. The pride and joy I felt when helping the team win the Champions League and the Club World Cup will remain with me forever.'

There's no doubt that any in the game of football would have been ecstatic to see Tuchel leave his position. But in a 19-month stint as the Blues' manager, he had a 63% win rate in 100 games and led the club to only their second Champions League crown. Sportsmail identifies the winners and losers of Tuchel's firing following Graham Potter's appointment as the new man in the Stamford Bridge dugout.

Chelsea's evening was another miserable evening for the Chelsea team, after a humiliating 1-0 loss to Dinamo Zagreb as the full whistle blew in Zagreb. We didn't know that this would lead to Thomas Tuchel's brutal dismissal on Wednesday morning after just seven games of the season. Chelsea has lost three away games on the trot, kept only one clean sheet in seven, and looked disjointed as the pressure escalated before the German's services were dispensed with.

The Blues are considering Campos as a replacement for Michael Emenalo, who left for AS Monaco last year. Following spells with both Lille, Monaco, and Real Madrid prior to that, the 58-year-old has been employed as a football advisor for Paris Saint-Germain, and the reason for the change in boss. Boehly, the interim sporting director, is reported to have already spoken with Campos.

If a club is found to have violated the UEFA's FFP rules, they will be warned or banned, ranging from fines, relegation to a lower level of European competition, or complete exclusion. The fines, according to a specialist law firm, are too small to influence the biggest clubs, especially when compared to the Champions League's riches. If you are PSG and you are fined 10 million euros because you sign Lionel Messi and go on to win the Champions League, the price is negligible relative to the riches of winning [the tournament] is insignificant,' said commercial advisor Ben Peppi.'

The German, who was fired by owner Todd Boehly on Wednesday, was seen outside his Oxshott home, close to Chelsea's Cobham training ground. Brighton manager Graham Potter, who has agreed to a five-year contract and is expected to take over at Stamford Bridge and is on the verge of replacing him.

Reece James, Wesley Fofana, and Raheem Sterling were among the first Blues players to pay their respects after new coach Todd Boehly sacked him just seven games into the season and 100 days since replacing Roman Abramovich. Chelsea is sixth in the Premier League and have gotten off to a rocky start to their Champions League debut, with Tuchel dismissing them just hours after their humiliating 1-0 loss to Dinamo Zagreb, his 100th match in charge. It was not just those three people who paid their respects to the 2021 Champions League's winning head coach, but goalkeeping team Kepa Arrizabalaga and Edouard Mendy were keen to thank him.

GRAEME SOUNES: Boehly, a highly wealthy man who is also an expert, is a genius who has made money in several industries, but I'm sure hasn't lost money in various areas. "This is a business that is straightforward and straightforward, and I am so smart in so many other aspects of life, I can deal with it." He personally oversees the investment of almost £300 million, wonders why it's not working, and, as always, the perpetrator is the boss. For me, the alarm bells had been ringing since Boehly announced that he was naming Chelsea's interim sporting director.