Chelsea have recalled frontman David Fofana from his loan spell at Turkish side Goztepe.
Fofana made the move to the Turkish Super Lig in September and made nine appearances for the club, scoring on two occasions. The Ivorian joined the Blues in January 2023 and has since been loaned out to Bundesliga outfit Union Berlin and Burnley before his spell in Turkey.
Opportunities at Stamford Bridge have been hard to come by and he only made four first-team appearances during that season he was on the books at Chelsea, three of those coming in the Premier League.
The west Londoners have been juggling their striker options during the final days of the January transfer window. Fofana is back but will be someway down the pecking order, even if several of the more established names do depart.
Christopher Nkunku is set to remain until at least the end of the season. The 27-year-old, who arrived at Stamford Bridge back in June 2023 from RB Leipzig for more than ยฃ50million, was on the radars of both Manchester United and Bayern Munich.
They deemed that Chelsea's demands were excessive and have backed out of any midseason deal, even if Nkunku is thought to be frustrated by his lack of minutes. He has scored 16 goals in 43 first-team games for the Blues, including 13 in 29 under Enzo Maresca this season, but the majority of his outings have come from the bench.
Nicolas Jackson is the leading frontman at Chelsea and that has also limited the minutes of Joao Felix, who could yet leave. The versatile Portuguese star has struggled to find a space in the team with Cole Palmer the prime playmaker.
Felix was only signed in the summer, penning a seven-year contract, but already he looks to be on the move again. A switch to AC Milan for the remainder of the season is on the cards with Chelsea receiving a loan fee in the process.
The Italian side have just allowed Alvaro Morata to leave for Galatasaray, leaving them light of a forward. The Spaniard, once of Chelsea, only moved to Milan from Atletico Madrid in the summer but is another player moving once again in a short space of time.
zepbdilptu
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we're not happy with the Coach we need Felix.
zepbdilptu
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useless coach how can he leave Felix to ac Milan
yasbeiknop
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I'm not sure Chelsea will qualify for top 4 for this coach
yasbeiknop
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this coach soon will sack
cosblmpu
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na so this couch call back casede and hall still keep them for bench
Zazbclpryz
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The current Chelsea boss is useless
Echee27
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Didn't they (owners) know that Maresca is championship coach before they signed him? The owners knew it but because of inexperienced and business minded people who are not READY to learn from their mistakes, they or owners will continue doing this nonsense. Hiring a coach who had nothing to show in terms of experience to coach Chelsea? Look at the coaches they always sign, are they Chelsea's kind of coaches? No. But this people calling themselves OWNERS bring them to coach Chelsea
the worst mistake people always do is saying something you know nothing about,.. if you have the opportunity to be invited, will you confidently say this thing that you wrote here,... one thing you don't know is that the coach is not the problem, because he was championship coach didn't disqualify him, the real problem is the Chelsea hierarchy, they gave the coach conditions and the coach need to follow the conditions, and the conditions are 1) use what you have for this season, Chelsea board bought players by themselves 2) Be in top 4 next season 3) Challenge for tittle season after
Disbcdemr
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they want Christian nkunku and Not Christopher Nkunku. at Chelsea we don't have Christian Nkunku. We only have Christopher Nkunku
hedaeilpuz
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is morata still our prayer?
Nehbdnsuyz
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Enzo Maresca is a championship coach and should be sacked before things get worse
Didn't they (owners) know that Maresca is championship coach before they signed him? The owners knew it but because of inexperienced and business minded people who are not READY to learn from their mistakes, they or owners will continue doing this nonsense. Hiring a coach who had nothing to show in terms of experience to coach Chelsea? Look at the coaches they always sign, are they Chelsea's kind of coaches? No. But this people calling themselves OWNERS bring them to coach Chelsea
waaeklprsy
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it's man who needs him not Chelsea selling him follow it properly
zocacemn
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As far as I remember , I think NKUNKU is Christopher not Christian ๐๐๐๐
Tabablnpsu
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Enzo Maresca is a championship coach and should be sacked before things get worse
Beadiklrsz
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Thank God Manchester United did not allow Chelsea to use them again. Chelsea should hold their nkunku very strong,we don't need him oooo
Wusbdilpsu
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madness
joobenptuy
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Buy us a prolific striker and world class goalkeeper and wait for the title
tabeikmpst
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find osimen