Enzo Maresca insists Wesley Fofana is happy at Chelsea despite removing all reference to the club from his Instagram account.
That move by the centre-back on Wednesday prompted many supporters to speculate over Fofana’s future at the club.
However, the Chelsea boss allayed fears of any unrest for Fofana, who has endured an injury-plagued time at the club since his signing from Leicester City for up to £75million in August 2022.
Fofana was on the bench against Crystal Palace on Sunday and is in line for his first competitive minutes since March when Chelsea take on West Ham at the London Stadium on Friday night.
“I spoke with Wes yesterday,” said Maresca, who appeared unaware of Fofana’s Instagram activity.
“He is very, very happy,” he added. “First of all because he is back from injury. He is joining all the sessions with us. He is very happy.
“He was on the bench against Palace. From tomorrow, he is also with us and he can also get some minutes. He is happy and we are happy. On Instagram, I don’t have any idea.”
Fofana suffered online abuse following his decision to remove Chelsea references from his Instagram account, some of it of a racist nature.
“As I said in this moment, Wes is happy,” Maresca continued.
“There is nothing to add on that. If there was abuse on Instagram, it’s never good for any human being in the world. But it is something that we cannot control.”
