Chelsea are set for a busy transfer deadline day with the club currently working on several deals ahead of the 7pm cut-off point
Liam Rosenior celebrates after Chelsea win at Stamford Bridge
Liam Rosenior looks set to have another defender in his Chelsea squad for the rest of this season(Image: Richard Pelham, Getty Images)
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Chelsea are on the verge of confirming a double exit on deadline day as Blues forward David Datro Fofana is due to join Strasbourg on loan. The striker will provide the BlueCo-owned French side with additional attacking options, as Emanuel Emegha, who will move to Stamford Bridge in the summer, is currently sidelined through injury.
Datro Fofana was brought back from his spell with Fatih Karagumruk last month. Chelsea originally planned to finally sell the out-of-favour Ivorian striker this winter.
However, with Emegha injured, it appears the 23-year-old will head to Strasbourg until the season's conclusion instead. Datro Fofana has previously gone on loan to Burnley, Goztepe and Union Berlin.
Meanwhile, out-of-favour centre-back Axel Disasi is also nearing an exit. Disasi hasn't featured for Chelsea's first team in over 12 months and has predominantly been training separately from the main squad.
The 27-year-old versatile defender is close to completing a loan switch to West Ham United until the end of the campaign. AC Milan have also shown strong interest in Disasi, but it appears the Frenchman is heading to the London Stadium before tonight's 7pm cut-off.
Two further departures set to be confirmed today are Tyrique George's move to Everton and Aaron Anselmino's switch to Strasbourg. The Toffees secured a loan agreement, including a purchase option, for George on Sunday, following discussions between the clubs after Jack Grealish's season-ending injury.
David Datro Fofana
David Datro Fofana is due to be sent out on loan again(Image: NurPhoto, NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Meanwhile, Anselmino is poised to join Strasbourg until the end of the season after the Argentine centre-back was brought back from his loan spell with Borussia Dortmund last weekend. Mamadou Sarr is to be recalled from Strasbourg to strengthen Chelsea's defensive choices for the rest of the campaign.
Liam Rosenior will welcome the latter's arrival. However, leading the club's business is their five-strong sporting director set-up, comprising Dave Fallows, Joe Shields, Laurence Stewart, Paul Winstanley and Sam Jewell.
Rosenior recently said: "That's the beauty of being a head coach within a structure: I'm not an old-school manager that's got out the phone and is making calls. I've got the best people, I think, in world football working on those things.
"I probably see the last two per cent of the work they do. That allows me to focus on what I need to focus on: the team and the performance."
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