Fofana

19-year-old striker David Datro Fofana has scored 21 goals his year. It's believed Chelsea have beaten Graham Potter's former club Brighton for his ...

[ ahead of a move to England in the summer](/sport/football/article-10910607/Manchester-City-finally-announce-signing-Erling-Haaland-Borussia-Dortmund.html). We have to take risks sometimes,' he told Meanwhile, this season he has four goals in ten games. In total, the Ivorian has amassed 24 goals in 65 goals for the club and Chelsea will be hoping he can emulate Haaland - who left Molde in 2019. [Chelsea](/sport/teampages/chelsea.html) are understood to be on the verge of signing Ivory Coast wonderkid David Datro Fofana from Molde - just weeks after [Graham Potter](/sport/graham-potter/index.html)'s former club [Brighton](/news/brighton/index.html) opened talks for him. [Romano](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1603345923819851776) - that the Blues are 'on the verge' of signing the young star.

Chelsea have an agreement in place with Norwegian side Molde to sign teenage striker Datro Fofana.The Blues' centre-forward options took a hit last we.

[Cristiano Ronaldo](https://talksport.com/football/1253964/cristiano-ronaldo-chelsea-man-utd-sporting-lisbon-free-agent/) and [Joao Felix](https://talksport.com/football/1270372/joao-felix-transfer-atletico-madrid-arsenal-portugal/) had emerged as possible options for the Blues in January, however it seems the Premier League side are opting for the starlet instead. [talkSPORT.com](https://talksport.com/radioplayer/live/index.html?interstitial=true). However it was Molde that snapped him up in 2021 and he went on to score in his debut in a 3-3 draw in the Europa League against Hoffenheim. [Armando Broja ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee](https://talksport.com/football/1276382/chelsea-armando-broja-acl-surgery-out-injury/) and he is now expected to miss the rest of the season. It’s understood there’s a full agreement in place with Premier League superstar Erling Haaland’s former club Molde to sign the striker who made his debut for the Ivory Coast back in 2019. [Fabrizio Romano](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1603345923819851776), Chelsea are on the verge of signing Fofana.

The Blues have hugely increased the investment in their academy team since the Boehly-Clearlake Capital takeover in the summer, spending over £30million on ...

He had also been linked with the likes of Liverpool, Leicester and Bundesliga outfit Schalke in recent months. “Chelsea have been my favourite club since I was little,” he said previously, speaking to Norwegian outlet TV2. 19-year-old Fofana, who made his senior international debut for the Ivory Coast at the age of just 16, moved to Norwegian outfit Molde last year on a four-year contract from Ivorian club AFAD, based in the economic capital and largest city Abidjan.

Brighton were previously in talks with the Molde player, but Chelsea appear to have secured his services.

Fofana has scored 15 goals in 24 league games for Molde this season and the 19-year-old has already made his senior debut for Ivory Coast. [appointment of Vivell ](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/10/07/chelsea-appoint-christopher-vivell-technical-director/)has been in progress for some time, but is believed to have been delayed over the terms over his departure from Leipzig and the need to receive the green light to work in England. [appointment of Paul Winstanley](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/10/25/chelsea-raid-brighton-head-recruitment-paul-winstanley/) from the same club, as director of global talent and transfers in November.

CHELSEA are allegedly on the verge of signing Molde's David Datro Fofana as a replacement for injured striker Armando Broja.Albanian international B.

[FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS - BEST NEW CUSTOMER OFFERS](https://www.thesun.co.uk/betting-tips/free-bets?ilc=inline) [Chelsea striker went down in cries of pain](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20721230/chelsea-armando-broja-stretchered-knee-aston-villa-friendly/) during the first half of their mid-season friendly against Aston Villa on Sunday. [Chelsea](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196660/chelsea/) squad on Monday before undergoing a scan to assess the damage which revealed he faces five months on the sidelines. [Fabrizio Romano](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1603345923819851776?t=KItxWOk-IYJVrzhTmbgvWg&s=19) broke the news earlier on social media. And now he is allegedly on the verge of bringing in the 19-year-old Ivory Coast international Datro Fofana. [Broja looks set to miss the rest of the season](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20743286/broja-out-season-tearing-acl-knee-surgery-chelsea/) after scans revealed he had torn his ACL and needed surgery.