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Chelsea hit with injury blow as club confirm star will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on hamstring injury

Chelsea have confirmed that one of their stars has suffered another injury setback and will be out of action for the remainder of the season.

Defender Wesley Fofana only returned from a lengthy spell on the sidelines towards the end of February after suffering a hamstring injury in December.

However, he only managed two games in his comeback before being left out against Tottenham on Thursday.

And the Blues have announced that he has now undergone surgery to deal with the hamstring problem,

'The club can confirm that defender Wesley Fofana has today undergone successful hamstring surgery,' a statement read.