Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana has revealed that he contemplated leaving the London during the summer transfer window.
Having struggled with injuries since he joined the club, Fofana has returned to full fitness and has played 90 minutes in all three of the Blues Premier League matches, so far, this season.
However, Fofana who has become key to new boss Enzo Maresca’s defence could have been playing for another club as he admitted that he thought about leaving Stamford Bridge.
‘I had a conversation [this summer] that really touched me,’ Fofana told Free Foot. ‘I would be lying if I said I didn’t weigh it up. It was from [Mehdi] Benatia, Marseille’s sporting director.’
The Frenchman was born in Marseille in 2000 and began his youth career at a small club on the outskirts of the city, Repos Vitrolles.
Despite growing up near the once-Champions League winners, Fofana has never pulled on a Marseille strip. And while he thought about doing so briefly, he turned down the offer to continue in west London.
Wesley Fofana celebrates Enzo Fernandez after scoring (Photo by Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images)
‘It touched me and I think everyone knows why,’ he added. ‘I thought about it but there you go, the current objective is to succeed at Chelsea, to try and play regularly, and to establish myself at my club.’
However, Fofana who will be eager to take Chelsea back to the summit of European football failed to rule out a move back to has not ruled out a move back to his homeland in the future.
‘But OM, we’ll see one day. I still have a contract until 2029 and we’ll see after that. I have never hidden it, [Marseille] is my city, my club, I am an OM supporter.
‘We’ll see if I end up being at Marseille in a few years, or if I stay at Chelsea for the rest of my career’
Fofana will be eager to keep fit this season with Chelsea looking to secure Champions League football having missed out of the elite competition this season..
