{"id":5381,"date":"2026-05-07T13:04:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=5381"},"modified":"2026-05-07T13:04:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:04:02","slug":"wesley-fofana-has-no-intention-of-leaving-chelsea-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=5381","title":{"rendered":"Wesley Fofana has no intention of leaving Chelsea this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Wesley Fofana has no intention of leaving Chelsea this summer despite being linked with an exit according to reports.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON<span> <\/span>THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea signed Fofana from Leicester in the summer of 2022 in a deal worth an initial \u00a370m plus add ons, but his time at Stamford Bridge has been difficult.<\/p>\n<p>Fofana is coming to the end of the his fourth season at Chelsea, but he\u2019s been plagued by injury and has only made 68 appearances.<\/p>\n<h2>Wesley Fofana has no intention of leaving Chelsea this summer<\/h2>\n<p>The Frenchman is believed to be one of the highest earners at Chelsea, and whilst he\u2019s been available more often than not this season, his performances in general haven\u2019t reached the standard required.<\/p>\n<p>Fofana is under contract until 2029, and has previously been linked with a return to France, with Marseille said to be interested.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea are in the market for at least one centre back this summer, with there question marks over the future of several of the current centre backs.<\/p>\n<p>Fofana has now been linked with Barcelona who are looking to reinforce their defence, but Mail Sport have reported the France international has no intention of leaving this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea have been linked with both Murillo and Jan Paul van Hecke, with the centre back department set to be majorly revamped in the transfer window.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a<span> <\/span>preferred source on Google<span> <\/span>to make us a favourite and see more of our content.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p><span>Nicolas Jackson will return to Chelsea in the summer, with links to Newcastle understood to be wide of the mark.<\/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 \/ <span class=\"topic\">Latest News<\/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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23-year-old thought to be of interest to the Magpies.<\/span><\/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: Chelsea Reporter Lloyd Canfield joins the show!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7UP6ox8d4pk?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<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wesley Fofana has no intention of leaving Chelsea this summer despite being linked with 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