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Cardiff City lining up loan move for Chelsea’s Omari Kellyman

Cardiff are ‘keen’ to bring in Kellyman, who is expected to leave Chelsea before the deadline on a temporary basis.

The 19-year-old joined the Blues from Aston Villa last year in a £19m transfer, with the move helping ease Villa’s PSR issues at the time.

Even though he is highly-rated, the England youth international has understandably found it tough to get any game time with Chelsea, so a loan move is likely to be seen as the best next step in his development.

The update adds that there is Championship interest in Kellyman, but Cardiff are seemingly pushing to secure the teenager.

The move however comes with a risk - since his switch to Stamford Bridge last summer, the teenager has suffered from hamstring issues, which limited him to just four under-21´s appearances all season - he will therefore need to get up to speed if he is to complete a move to South Wales.
Omari Kellyman could add a lot to Cardiff City’s attack

This would be an exciting signing for Cardiff, as Kellyman is clearly someone who has a lot of talent, but he needs to show that on a consistent basis in the professional game now.

Journalist: Up to seven clubs exploring move for forgotten £10m Chelsea ace ahead of deadline day

Chelsea striker David Datro Fofana is a target for as many as four Championship clubs ahead of Monday’s deadline day according to reports.

Datro Fofana is one of a number of players Chelsea are looking to move on before the window shuts, but as of yet they haven’t found a solution.

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

Fofana has had a number of loan spells during his time at Chelsea, which have seen him play for Hertha Berlin, Burnley and Turkish side Goztepe, but none of those sides decided to sign him on a permanent basis.

“Chelsea forward David Datro Fofana is a target for as many as four Championship clubs on loan and for three European sides in a permanent deal before Monday’s transfer deadline. #CFC”

Chelsea forward set for exit

As reported by journalist Pete O’Rourke, Cardiff City have agreed a deal with Chelsea to sign forward Omari Kellyman.

Kellyman has agreed to join the League One leaders on a season-long loan deal in a bid to earn some much needed men’s first-team minutes after a tough debut campaign at Stamford Bridge.

The forward is expected to complete the temporary move to South Wales before Monday’s 7pm deadline, in what’s likely to be seen as a huge statement of intent.

This has been confirmed by football transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano, who posted on X: “Chelsea reach verbal agreement with Sunderland to bring back Marc Guiu from his loan.

“Decision made this afternoon as he’s now returning to Chelsea with immediate effect.”

Nicolas Jackson to return to Chelsea
Chelsea’s decision to recall Guiu comes immediately after it was reported that Jackson’s loan move to Bayern Munich is “100% off.”

The Senegal star was expected to join the Bundesliga giants on a temporary deal until next summer, however Chelsea cancelled the agreement following Delap’s injury.

Despite a feud with Jackson’s agent, the player is now set to return to Chelsea, as per Sky Germany.

As a result, Chelsea will have Pedro, Guiu and Jackson as striker options available to Enzo Maresca in Delap’s absence, although there is still a chance the latter could leave before the window closes