Wesley Fofana sends Chelsea fans message after debut

Wesley Fofana has delivered a message to Chelsea fans after he made his debut for the club against West Ham.

The Frenchman started in the 2-1 win against the Hammers, his first appearance for his new side since he signed from Leicester during the transfer window.

Fofana impressed on his debut at Stamford Bridge, with Kai Havertz scoring the winner late on in what was a hard fought battle.

The 21-year-old was one of three defenders to arrive at the club this summer, with Kalidou Koulibaly and Marc Cucurella also signing for the backline in west London.

After the win against their London rivals, Fofana sent a message to the Chelsea fans as he prepares to make more appearances for the club.

In a video posted on the club’s social media, he said: ‘Hi Chelsea fans, thank you so much for the support today.

“A great debut and amazing. Keep pushing, let’s go guys.”

The game ended in dramatic fashion, with West Ham having a goal ruled out just moments after Havertz’s winner.

Maxwel Cornet fired the ball into the roof of the net, but it was overruled as Edouard Mendy was fouled in the buildup.

Chelsea eventually held on to win all three points on home soil, with the victory putting them fifth in the Premier League table.

On Deadline Day, Tuchel’s side made two new signings as they looked to bolster their squad.

Denis Zakaria joined on a season-long loan from Juventus, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang made the permanent switch from Barcelona.

The striker was unable to feature for his new side against West Ham, but was in attendance at Stamford Bridge for the win.

After the match, Tuchel revealed when the 33-year-old will partake in his first training session at the club.

He said: “Yes, he trains tomorrow but I cannot tell you if he trains with full contact or individually.

“We’ll need to see. He has the mask and the doctors tell me the mask is good and he feels comfortable with it.

"So he would be ok but we need to check it and we need to check it with no contact, half-contact, and then full contact. 

“We need to see how he feels about it. It’s too early to make a prediction but he’ll be in training tomorrow morning and we’ll see.”

Aubameyang could make his first appearance for the club on Tuesday evening when Chelsea face Dinamo Zagreb in their first match of this season’s Champions League.