{"id":2785,"date":"2026-05-01T12:33:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T12:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=2785"},"modified":"2026-05-01T12:33:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T12:33:06","slug":"chelsea-could-end-up-with-200k-a-week-disaster-in-bomb-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=2785","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea could end up with \u00a3200k a week disaster in bomb squad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Wesley Fofana should be top of Chelsea\u2019s list of players to sell this summer \u2013 but they may struggle to find a buyer.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Mail\u2019s have moved first in publishing their \u201ckeep, sell or loan\u201d feature for this summer looking at Chelsea\u2019s squad.<\/p>\n<p>Their take is that Wesley Fofana should be on the way out, pointing out that the defender hasn\u2019t been part of a Premier League clean sheet since mid December.<\/p>\n<h2>Fofana must go \u2013 but who will take him?<\/h2>\n<p>We couldn\u2019t agree more. Fofana has been poor on the pitch, can\u2019t play multiple times a week, and disgraced himself with his total lack of effort once he decided he didn\u2019t fancy Liam Rosenior as his manager.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, with Fofana you find the same problem every year. He\u2019s on \u00a3200,000 a week and has a dreadful injury record. Nobody is going to pay him what he wants, so he\u2019s not going anywhere soon.<\/p>\n<p>Could we see him in the bomb squad? Next season feels too soon, but if he has another horror year like this and turns down moves away, it\u2019s not out of the realms of possibility he could be there in 12 months.<\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Xabi Alonso is a dream candidate for the Chelsea job for many fans \u2013 but it won\u2019t be easy to land him, as he can dictate his own terms.<\/p>\n<p>Enzo Fernandez could be given a new contract this summer just to keep him happy and onboard with the project.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPTC Podcast: Leeds fan Jack Durkin joins Jai Mcintosh to preview the FA Cup Semi Final!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/td3C9ns6uiU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"more-stories std-mgn-b\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<header class=\"col-s-12 std-mgn-t\">More Stories about <span class=\"topic\">Wesley Fofana<\/span><\/header>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<p>\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" 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