{"id":5819,"date":"2026-05-08T10:05:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T10:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=5819"},"modified":"2026-05-08T10:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T10:05:11","slug":"matt-law-believes-chelsea-would-love-to-sell-fofana-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=5819","title":{"rendered":"Matt Law believes Chelsea would love to sell Fofana this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Journalist Matt Law believes Chelsea would \u201clove\u201d to sell Wesley Fofana, but are going to face a tough summer of sales.<\/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 are expected to once again be busy this summer, having had a quiet January, and both incomings and outgoings are going to be vital.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues have a number of players they need to move on, whilst they need to add reinforcements in several key areas of the squad.<\/p>\n<h2>Matt Law believes Chelsea would \u201clove\u201d to sell Wesley Fofana<\/h2>\n<p>Chelsea are likely to undergo a major revamp in the centre back department, with the Blues needing at least one starting quality centre back.<\/p>\n<p>There are question marks over the future of Tosin Adarabioyo, Trevoh Chalobah and Benoit Badiashile, whilst Axel Disasi will almost certainly leave the club.<\/p>\n<p>Fofana is another name facing an uncertain future, and things haven\u2019t really worked out following his big money move from Leicester in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The Frenchman has seen injuries limit him to 68 appearances, and Barcelona have reportedly shown interest in Fofana.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been reported Fofana has no intention of leaving Chelsea this summer, but Law believes the Blues would love to sell him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure they\u2019d love to sell Fofana,\u201d he told The London Is Blue Podcast. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s been linked with Barcelona, but again with his fitness and everything else what do you get for Fofana?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s a tough summer of sales.\u201d<\/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<blockquote class=\"twitter-lazy tweet-img lazyload\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Matt_Law_DT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Matt_Law_DT<\/a>: I&#8217;m sure Chelsea would love to sell Wesley Fofana.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa7\ud83d\udc49 https:\/\/t.co\/B3z8TORZy7 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PPIUfUJFzC\">pic.twitter.com\/PPIUfUJFzC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 London Is Blue Podcast \u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f (@LondonBluePod) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LondonBluePod\/status\/2052328321883771008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p><span>Newcastle are reportedly willing to explore a move for Liam Delap, but Chelsea\u2019s stance is the 23-year-old isn\u2019t for sale.<\/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\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Paul-Merson-speaking-on-Sky-Sports-news.-190x107.jpg.webp 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