The central defender hasn’t played since the summer due to his recovery from ACL repair surgery.

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After joining Chelsea from Leicester City for £70 million in 2022, Fofana was limited to 22 appearances in his debut season.

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On Thursday, though, Fofana returned to light exercise, which boosted Chelsea’s chances of a successful rehabilitation.

Chelsea posted photos of Fofana doing light training on their social media accounts, with the phrase “back on the grass” accompanying each post.

photographs released on Twitter and Instagram showed the 22-year-old sprinting with other photographs of him chatting with Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino.

‘Back on track’ was the caption of the Instagram post that the France international made to document the positive step.

The exact date of Fofana’s return to full training is yet unknown, despite the fact that he seems to be recovering well.

With Ben Chilwell, Trevoh Chalobah, Carney Chukwuemeka, and Marcus Bettinelli all out with injuries, Pochettino has a lot on his plate.

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The Blues are in tenth place with sixteen points from twelve games played; they have lost only once in their last six league games.