Report: Two European clubs join the race for £10m Chelsea ace, summer exit possible | OneFootball

French sides Nice and Toulouse have joined the race for forgotten Chelsea striker David Datro Fofana according to reports.

Chelsea signed Datro Fofana from Norwegian side Molde in a deal reported to be worth £8-£10m in January 2023, but he’s made just four appearances for the club.

The 22-year-old has taken in loan spells at Hertha Berlin, Burnley, and Turkish side Goztepe, but none of those sides made the move permanent.

Nice and Toulouse join Datro Fofana race

Datro Fofana was on the verge of joining Greek side AEK Athens last summer, but a reported €20m deal collapsed.

The striker is one of a number of players the Blues are looking to move on this summer, and he scored two goals in nine league appearances for Goztepe before being recalled in January after picking up an injury.

Datro Fofana is attracting interest from clubs in France.

Datro Fofana is reportedly attracting interest from Wolves as they look to find a replacement for Matheus Cunha, but TEAMtalk have reported Ligue 1 outfits Toulouse and Nice have joined the race for the Ivorian.

The report states Toulouse could find it difficult to match Datro Fofana’s salary expectations, with Nice more capable of matching the demands.

TEAMtalk state clubs in Italy are keeping an eye on the Chelsea ace, and the coming days could be decisive for Datro Fofana’s future.

Nicolas Jackson to leave Chelsea

Interest in Fofana appears to be picking up, and he’s not the only striker set to leave Chelsea this summer, with Nicolas Jackson also expected to move on.

It’s reportedly over between Jackson and Chelsea, and the 24-year-old was left out the squad for Friday’s game against Bayer Leverkusen.

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Chelsea have reportedly set an asking price of £80m for Jackson, but clubs believe that can be negotiated down.

Jackson is said to be top of Newcastle’s list, whilst Italian giants AC Milan and Juventus are also interested in the Senegal international.