Wesley Fofana has impressed Ben Chilwell since joining Chelsea from Leicester City. The 21-year-old, who penned a seven-year deal in west London this summer, swapped the King Power Stadium for Stamford Bridge in a deal which is said to have cost the Blues in the region of £70million.
After just two training sessions, Thomas Tuchel threw the Frenchman in the deep end and handed him his debut for Chelsea against West Ham - a feisty London derby which saw the west Londoners waltz away 2-1 victors. And, Chilwell was left impressed with how well Fofana gelled acclimatised to the squad dynamic.
Speaking to talkSPORT, the 25-year-old left-back labelled the centre-back's performance as 'brilliant' after a mature display. Chilwell said: "Massive kudos to Wes. He’s only just come in, he’s trained with us twice.