{"id":620615,"date":"2022-12-24T04:40:08","date_gmt":"2022-12-24T09:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=620615"},"modified":"2022-12-24T04:40:08","modified_gmt":"2022-12-24T09:40:08","slug":"chelsea-david-datro-fofana-signing-close-to-completion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/12\/24\/chelsea-david-datro-fofana-signing-close-to-completion\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Deal in Place&#8217;: Fabrizio Romano Gives Update That Will Delight Chelsea Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/12\/20\/chelsea-youri-tielemans-negotiations-debunked\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea<\/a> are poised to unveil the signing of striker David Datro Fofana from Molde soon, confirms <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1606213030966083586?s=20&amp;t=K5kdZ7T5WiVrQDE1HmWrxA\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>. The Ivorian centre-forward is likely to be their first buy of the January transfer window, being brought in as a replacement for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/12\/16\/armando-broja-injury-chelsea\/\" target=\"_self\">the injured Armando Broja<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea Close to Unveiling David Datro Fofana Signing<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">David Datro Fofana has completed all medical tests on Thursday in London, then Chelsea will unveil the Ivorian striker as new signing soon, deal in place with Molde for \u20ac12m fee &#8211; it&#39;s all confirmed. \ud83d\udd35 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CFC<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Personal terms are fully agreed on a long term contract. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UOVNQaNP6i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/UOVNQaNP6i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1606213030966083586?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Fofana Completes Chelsea Medicals Ahead of Stamford Bridge Move<\/h3>\n<p>The 20-year-old striker underwent his medicals after arriving in London on Thursday, which was also his 20th birthday. Romano has confirmed that he has completed all medical examinations without any issues and has taken a step closer to becoming a new Chelsea player.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"2hC8K0XASep7vUaBZNzGBQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1302875642\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'2hC8K0XASep7vUaBZNzGBQ',sig:'YV_kf89CPyuxy04CO8d-coexSX2PxVeeAus2fnPyUO4=',w:'594px',h:'369px',items:'1302875642',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Premier League side already have a deal in place for the Ivorian forward and are ready to pay a fee of around \u00a310.5 million to Molde for his acquisition. They have also agreed personal terms with Fofana himself and currently have everything in place to announce his signing very soon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/12\/20\/chelsea-rafael-leao-transfer-setback\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea Get Ominous Message in Rafael Leao Chase<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old is expected to be drafted straight into the first-team squad rather than being put in with the U21 side for the time being. With Graham Potter having Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as his only forward option, he needs another natural striker in his squad to add more depth for the second half of the season.<\/p>\n<h3>Chelsea\u2019s Pre-January Transfer Splurge<\/h3>\n<p>It appears that Chelsea are not waiting for the January transfer window and are instead getting most of their deals done well before that. The Blues have already <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1604070635361157120?s=20&amp;t=YCwvI7HOSUbDt0Ux2CLj0w\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">agreed the brilliant signing of\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/12\/18\/chelsea-finalise-christopher-nkunku-signing\/\" target=\"_self\">RB Leipzig star Christopher Nkunku<\/a>, who will join them in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Todd Boehly has also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1605929017227579396?s=20&amp;t=AvHj8xJNpgjG8xxGBT-HnA\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">added another one for the future<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/12\/22\/chelsea-complete-andrey-santos-signing\/\" target=\"_self\">in the form of Andrey Santos<\/a>, who will join the club from Brazilian side Vasco and be treated as a prospect. But Fofana is expected to be the first player among these to be officially unveiled as a new Blue, with the London giants wanting to integrate him into the first team quickly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/12\/16\/chelsea-striker-target-cristiano-ronaldo\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea Not in the Race for Cristiano Ronaldo Signing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old striker has enjoyed a prolific season so far for Molde, scoring 17 goals and providing six assists for them across all competitions. Fofana has made 65 appearances during his Molde career, with 24 goals and 10 assists to his name.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea are poised to unveil the signing of striker David Datro Fofana from Molde soon, confirms Fabrizio Romano. The Ivorian centre-forward is likely to be their first buy of the January transfer window, being brought in as a replacement for the injured Armando Broja. 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