Fofana returned to the team for training after recovering from injury, social media posted a message that it was suspected of hitting back critics

Chelsea central defender Wesley Fofana has returned to the team for training this week after a long injury. The French defender has never appeared on behalf of the Blues since undergoing surgery in March this year.

Fofana's comeback is full of ups and downs. He suffered a hamstring injury in December last year. After a brief comeback at the beginning of this year and only played two games, he underwent hamstring surgery again in April, resulting in early reimbursement of the season. Previous injuries also triggered public disagreements between him and coach Enzo Maresca. At the time, Fofana said his first leg injury was "not serious", while Maresca believed he might miss the entire second half of the season. Fofana refuted this and made a comeback early, but his old injury soon relapsed and had to undergo surgery.

Earlier this week, the whole Chelsea team returned to Cobham training base to prepare for the new season, and Fofana also participated. After returning to training, he posted a set of training photos on social media, with the caption "They just talk too much", and his words seemed to be pointing in his words, suspected of responding to outside criticism.

It is not clear who Fofana's statement is specifically directed at. Although his vulnerable physique has always been questioned by the outside world, before his post this time, Chelsea teammates publicly responded to the doubts against the team after the team won the Club World Cup.

Fofana, 24, transferred from Leicester City to Chelsea in the summer window of 2022 for a total price of £75 million. However, since joining, he has only played 34 times for the Blues in various competitions, and has missed 107 games due to injuries.

Muscle injury problems actually ran through Fofana's career, which occurred from time to time when he played for Saint-Etienne and Leicester City. During his time at Blue Fox, he also suffered a severe leg fracture and had a truce for 8 months.

It is worth noting that before Fofana's injury recurred, coach Maresca praised him very much, and even publicly stated that he "loved" the central defender. Now that he has returned from injury, Fofana will strive to regain his main position and form Chelsea's core defensive partner with Levi Colville.