The 24-year-old has not featured since Chelsea. 3-0 win finished Austin Villa On December 1. He was initially expected to miss only a few weeks, but subsequent tests revealed a worse prognosis.
The news on Fofana is also confirmed by fellow defender, Benoit BadishaileRejected until next month with an unspecified problem.
“Unfortunately he [Fofana] Could be out for the season, yes,” Mariska told a news conference Friday. “We don’t know for sure for the whole season but he could be out for part of the season.
“Every time you ask me about Wes, I’ve said many times that I love Wes. Plus, Wes is the type of defender that you have the opportunity to press him and leave him one-on-one. provides [Villa forward Ollie] Watkins [on] Full pitch.
“We did exactly the same thing when Wes was injured with Benoit, one v one [Tottenham striker Dominic] Solanke While the pitch and they can deal with it. And that kind of defender is very hard to find. Now unfortunately both are injured and we are trying to find different solutions but for sure Wes is a big loss for us.
Mariska suggested that Fofana does not need surgery at the moment but it is yet another blow for the player who was signed by Chelsea. Leicester City August 2022 for £75 million ($93m).
Fofana has just started 24. Premier League Sports suffered knee injuries in his first season before missing the entire final campaign after a cruciate ligament tear.
Asked why Fofana’s absence was suddenly expected to be longer, Mariska said: “That was the first update and the first information we had but after a test we realized it was from him. Worse than we initially thought was the hamstring and unfortunately we’re going to lose it for a while.
“I don’t think this kind of injury can be compared to others because it’s a muscular one, he’s never had any muscular problems before so it’s a completely different kind of injury, it’s a bit unfortunate but he He’ll be back to how he was before he got hurt.”
Mariska had better news. Romeo Laviawho is back in full training after a hamstring problem and is “very close” to being available to face. Crystal Palace Saturday at Selhurst Park.