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Fofana finally fits the bill for Chelsea as he braces himself for hostile Leicester return

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March 10, 2023

WESLEY FOFANA has taken the baton from Thiago Silva after battling back from injury and is key to Chelsea's potential revival.

- Nizaar Kinsella

Fofana finally fits the bill for Chelsea as he braces himself for hostile Leicester return

The 22-year-old will likely start against his former club Leicester tomorrow but faces having every one of his touches booed at the King Power Stadium.

Those hostile supporters will have enjoyed Fofana's early struggles in west London but, maybe like his team as a whole, he has turned the corner.

Manager Graham Potter named Fofana in midweek as among six 'important' players that he has missed during his dismal run. That is until the mood lifted after a win over Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday.

After his influential display in Europe, the injury-hit defender will make just his 10th Chelsea appearance against a dangerous Foxes attack that includes James Maddison, Harvey Barnes and Kelechi Iheanacho. He looks ready to offer a return on the £75million investment by co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali, who gave him a seven-year deal.

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