At 0:07, Hupu released the news, and Kieran Gill, a well-known reporter from the Daily Mail, updated the exclusive Chelsea Weekly report.
Sources, center back Wesley Fofana, who earns close to 200,000 pounds a week, revealed to the Daily Mail that Fofana has no intention of leaving Chelsea this summer.
Although the France international, aged 25, has fallen down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge and was once considered one of the players most likely to be sold at the end of the season.
Fofana's last appearance was more than two weeks ago when Chelsea lost 3-0 to Brighton. He was substituted at half-time. That game was also Liam Rossinier's last game in charge of Chelsea.
Since then, Fofana has been named to the substitute list twice, but did not get a chance to play, once in the FA Cup semi-final against Leeds United, and once in the Premier League defeat to Nottingham Forest. Interim head coach Callum McFarlane prefers Tosin Adarabioyo to start alongside Trevor Chalobah.
Levi Colwell made his first appearance of the season against Nottingham Forest after an ACL tear kept him out for 10 months.
In 2022, Fofana joined from Leicester City for a transfer fee of 70 million pounds (the final transfer fee will increase to 75 million pounds). However, he is in poor form this season. He was even involved in some high-profile incidents as the team suffered consecutive losses.
In that 1-0 home defeat to Manchester United, when Mateusz Cunha scored the only goal of the game, Fofana was receiving treatment on the sidelines for rib pain.
After the game, Fofana was substituted and expressed his frustration by rejecting an offer of comfort from assistant coach Justin Walker. Rossinier later revealed that Fofana had apologized for his reaction at that time.
Newcastle won 1-0 at home. Anthony Gordon scored easily after breaking through his opponent. This opponent was Fofana. Fofana only jogged back to defend, so he was criticized.
In that away game, which ended in a 0-3 loss to Everton, Fofana only received 3/10 points from the "Daily Mail" rating. He was one of the players with poor performance. Beto scored two goals and easily broke through his defense twice.
In the 2-5 away game against Paris Saint-Germain, Ousmane Dembele easily passed Fofana and scored.
It is reported that Fofana has a weekly salary of more than 200,000 pounds. He was previously fined for speeding in a Rolls-Royce and had 50 points deducted from his driver's license. His legal team disclosed his salary in a statement submitted to the court.
The France international, whose contract expires in 2029, may find it difficult to get the same salary if he leaves Chelsea this summer.
We have reported that because Chelsea currently uses incentive contracts, if the team does not qualify for the Champions League, players' salaries will face a cut of up to 20%. However, Fofana's contract was signed in 2022, and it is not clear whether this policy applies to him.
One summer, after BlueCo acquired Chelsea, a man named Todd Burley began to personally participate in the recruitment of that team.
If Fofana's current salary remains at the original level, Chelsea may feel that this is a big expense and they can completely save this expense. However, people close to Fofana tell us that despite reports that Barcelona may be interested in him, he has no intention of leaving.
Strictly speaking, Fofana has never won any trophies with Chelsea. When Chelsea won the UEFA Champions League and Club World Cup, he was not included in the roster for these two events. The reason was that the club wanted to control his playing time in view of the complexity of his injury history. If Chelsea can defeat Manchester City in the FA Cup final on May 16, he will add a boost to his first medal.