By AFP 07 January 2023 | 4:14 pm Chelsea announced on Saturday they had completed the signing of Ivory Coast forward David Datro Fofana on a six-and-a-half year deal from Norwegian champions Molde David Datro Fofana Chelsea announced on Saturday they had completed the signing of Ivory Coast forward David Datro Fofana on a six-and-a-half year deal from Norwegian champions Molde. The Blues confirmed the 20-year-old has signed a contract at Stamford Bridge until 2029, with the option of a further year. The fee is believed to be between £8 million ($9.6 million) and £10 million. Fofana described Chelsea as “the club of my dreams” in a short message on the club’s website. “Hello dear fans,” he said. “I’m here, I’ve arrived well and I’m very happy to sign for the club of my dreams. I’ll see you soon on the pitch.” The forward, who recently made his first start for Ivory Coast, scored 24 goals and registered 10 assists in 65 games for Molde. Chelsea, who are 10th in the Premier League, have also signed France defender Benoit Badiashile from Monaco for a reported fee of just under 40 million euros ($42 million) during the January transfer window. Latest 1 day ago Professor Christopher Imumolen, the Accord party’s presidential candidate, has poured cold water on claims that only candidates with bags of money stood a chance of winning this year’s presidential elections. Thirty-nine-year-old Imumolen, the youngest presidential candidate in the 2023 race, was reacting to what Afe Babalola said about the role money would play in determining… 1 day ago Ifeyinwa Omesiete is a certified Pediatric nutritionist. She is on a mission to save Africa’s children from malnourishment and hunger. She obtained her B. Sc in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Minnesota in the United States of America and has about over five years of cognate interdisciplinary experience that cuts across Africa and North… 1 day ago A gale of defections has hit the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta state, as the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) campaign trail hits critical strongholds of the ruling party in the oil-rich state. During the week, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s former commissioner for urban renewal, Dr. Karo Ilolo, and two time chairman of Ethiope East LGA,… 1 day ago Iran drew international condemnation on Saturday as it executed two men for killing a paramilitary force member in November during unprecedented protests sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death in custody. The latest hangings double the number of executions to four over the nationwide unrest, which has escalated since mid-September into calls for an end to Iran’s… 1 day ago The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress ( APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu, has said that votes cast for him on Feb. 25 shall secure the future of Nigerians. Speaking at the APC Presidential Rally at the Moshood Abiola Democracy Park, on Saturday in Akure, Tinubu said that his “Renewed Hope” agenda was to transform…
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