Wesley Fofana was signed by Chelsea for up to 70 million pounds in August 2022, but injuries and personal issues have prevented the French midfielder from making an impact at Stamford Bridge thus far. away from the field.

 

Fofana acknowledged that last summer, when having difficulties at Chelsea, he received an offer from Marseille, a team he had always respected. Remarkably, Fofana acknowledged having thought about this idea as well. The midfielder from France revealed:

“If I claimed I hadn’t given it some thought, I would be lying. The suggestion originated with Marseille’s sporting director, Mehdi Benatia.”

It moved me, and I believe everyone can see why. I gave that offer some thinking, but as you can see, my current priorities are to succeed at Chelsea, make an effort to play frequently, and make an impression on your team.”

“My contract is still in effect until 2029, after which we’ll see. I’ve never disguised the fact that Marseille is my hometown, my club, and my place of support. a participant in Olympique Marseille.

Enzo Maresca responds to Noni Madueke’s debut for England as the Chelsea manager criticizes Jadon Sancho

Noni Madueke’s England debut was a welcome reward for his excellent club form, but Chelsea forward Enzo Maresca cautioned him not to let his standards lapse.

One of the highlights of Maresca’s first few weeks in command has been Madueke, who scored in the Conference League play-off triumph over Servette and then went on to score a hat-trick in the 6-2 victory over Wolves last month.Because of his performance, he was selected for Lee Carsley’s Three Lions team, which defeated Finland and the Republic of Ireland. Madueke made his senior debut against the Finns, and the winger helped Harry Kane score the second of his two goals at Wembley as the team won 2-0.

Maresca cautioned Madueke not to ease off from here, even though he was happy to see the Chelsea star rewarded.

“Joining their international team is a huge accomplishment for all the players, but especially for Noni,” he remarked.

We are overjoyed for him. He’s doing fairly well. All he needs to do is keep continuing; if he doesn’t, it won’t be beneficial to him and he will lose all the progress he has made thus far. He needs to keep working hard and in the right manner.

Since it was also Levi Colwill’s first international call, we are thrilled for him as well as the Portuguese guys like Renato Veiga. In fact, I’m happy for all of them. For every participant,

On deadline day, the Blues manager also shared his preliminary evaluation on Jadon Sancho, who had joined on loan from Manchester United.Maresca continued, “He has been exactly what I expected.”

He is an excellent one-on-one player with great finishing touch. I have no doubt that he will assist us.