Guillaume Marion, Media365, published on Wednesday September 11, 2024 at 7:50 p.m.
In an interview with Free Foot, Wesley Fofana confided that OM had tried to recruit him this summer. Interested in the challenge, the French defender however preferred to stay at Chelsea.
Author of a great transfer window this summer, Olympique de Marseille was clearly close to making a very big move. Indeed, in search of a defensive reinforcement in recent weeks, The club chaired by Pablo Longoria has clearly thought of Wesley Fofana to strengthen its position. A native of the Phocaean city, the central defender who currently plays for Chelsea has acknowledged contacts with his favorite club. Not spared by injuries in recent years, the Frenchman has however preferred to stay at Chelsea, where he intends to impose himself this season. I had a call that really touched me. It would be a lie to say that I didn’t calculate it. It was Medhi Benatia from Olympique de Marseille, the sports director. And it definitely touched me “, explained in particular the man who cost the Blues 80 million euros during the 2022 summer transfer window.
Fofana: “OM, we’ll see one day…”
“I think everyone knows why and… I had a thought. But here it is, The goal right now is to succeed at Chelsea, to try to string together matches, to establish myself in my club. And then, Olympique de Marseille, we’ll see one day. I still have a contract until 2029. We’ll see after that. I’ve never hidden. It’s my city, it’s my club, I’m a supporter of Olympique de Marseille, Wesley Fofana later declared, during an interview with Free Foot. After that, we’ll see. Maybe in a few years I’ll be at Olympique de Marseille and maybe I’ll spend my whole career at Chelsea. So we’ll see.” This season, the French defender is currently a starter for Chelsea and has played in all three Premier League games. After two seasons cut short by injuries, the latter hopes to finally be able to show his talent in London.
