The Blues confirmed they’d reached an settlement to signal the 20-year-old on the finish of December, and the transfer has now been wrapped up with Fofana signing a six-and-a-half-year contract. There may be an choice to increase for an extra 12 months.
It continues a busy window for Chelsea, after Benoit Badiashile put pen to paper on a seven-and-a-half-year deal from Monaco as he arrived for £33million from Monaco. Andrey Santos has additionally been purchased from Vasco de Gamos.
Fofana, signed for £8.6m, was within the stands on the Metropolis Floor final weekend as his new team-mates drew 1-1 with Nottingham Forest.
“Hello dear fans, I’m here, I’ve arrived well and I’m very happy to sign for the club of my dreams,” Fofana instructed the membership’s official web site.
“I’ll see you soon on the pitch, cheers!”
Talking at a press convention earlier this week, Graham Potter recommended the Blues aren’t seeking to rush Fofana into motion.
“We still need to wait for the clearances and all those formalities,” Potter mentioned.
“He’s been on a bit of a break so we’ll give him some time to train, to assess him, and then work out the best solution in terms of taking the next step in his career.”
Nevertheless, the harm scenario in ahead areas on the membership might pressure Chelsea into utilizing the striker sooner than deliberate, with Raheem Sterling, Christian Pulisic and Armando Broja all presently out.
