Chelsea could make £12m profit as fee is agreed for latest transfer

Chelsea forward Datro Fofana is expected to complete a loan move to the Turkish side Goztepe after a widely reported transfer to AEK Athens collapsed at the last minute. The striker, eager to play football this season, has agreed to terms to move to the Turkish league.

It has been a challenging summer for Fofana, who performed well at Burnley last season. However, he has seen two deals collapse at the last minute due to disagreements over the terms Chelsea wants included in his contract. Fofana was signed from Molde in 2023 for £8 million.

Chelsea has insisted that any loan move must include an obligation to buy for £20million, which caused a proposed move to Leicester to fall through, LondonWorld has been told. Instead, the Foxes signed Jordan Ayew from Crystal Palace for less and acquired Odsonne Edouard on loan from the same club to strengthen their team.

After the transfer window closed, Greek side AEK agreed to terms with the player and entered negotiations with Chelsea for a loan move. However, the clubs failed to agree on terms, with Chelsea determined to include the £20 million buy option before allowing Fofana to go out on loan.

One of the key elements of Chelsea's ruthless transfer strategy is that they sign young, promising players and use their age as leverage to profit when selling them later. Fofana has become a victim of that approach this summer.

The BBC is reporting that Chelsea has finally succeeded in securing a deal that will see Goztepe purchase the forward for £20 million at the end of his loan spell, giving the Blues a £12 million profit on a player they signed from Sweden, who has barely played for the club. The Turkish transfer window closes tonight, with the deal expected to be finalised before the deadline.