Chelsea has reached a €12 million (£11m/$12m) agreement with Molde to sign highly-rated Ivorian forward David Datro Fofana.
Chelsea has reached a €12 million (£11m/$12m) agreement with Molde to sign highly-rated Ivorian forward David Datro Fofana.
Fofana who signed a four-year contract when he joined the Norwegian club, Molde in February 2021, agreed to the deal on his 20th birthday.
Popular journalist, Fabrizio Romano reported that there is a “full agreement between all parties”, including his move to England and medical test in west London.
Since being unveiled by Molde, Fofana has scored 24 goals in 65 appearances for the club.
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The deal is understood to be one of the most lucrative in sports history and could see the five-time Ballon d’Or winner net close to €200million (£172m) per season.
[ruby_related heading=”More Read” total=5 layout=1]According to MARCA, Ronaldo is set to sign a deal with Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr at the start of next month.
The outlet claim that the initial deal will be worth close to 100m (£86m) but will be incentivised by further agreements such as advertisement and sponsorship deals.
The 37-year-old became a free agent at the end of last month after his controversial TV interview with Piers Morgan, where he attacked Man. United, the owners and former players.
Al-Nassr are one of the most successful clubs in Saudi Arabia, having being crowned winners of the country’s top flight nine times, with their most recent triumph coming in 2019.