Chelsea striker David Datro Fofana is set to join AEK Athens on loan, talkSPORT understands.
The deal includes a £20million buy option and has to be completed today before the Greek transfer window closes.
The 21-year-old’s impending loan switch to Greece will be his third since joining Chelsea for £8.4m from Norwegian side Molde in January 2023.
Fofana made 17 appearances for German side Union Berlin last season before he was recalled in January and subsequently loaned out to Burnley for the remainder of the campaign.
The Ivorian has also featured four times for Chelsea.
He joins an AEK team that features veteran Croatian defender Domagoj Vida, ex-Watford forward Roberto Pereyra and former Tottenham star Erik Lamela.
AEK finished second in the Greek Super League last season but crashed out of the third qualifying round for the Europa Conference League.
The club last won silverware in the 2022-23 campaign when they did the double of winning the Greek Super League and the Greek Cup.
Fofana’s exit from Stamford Bridge is the latest in what has been a hectic transfer window for Chelsea – and the Blues are taking advantage of an extended window in Greece after the British window slammed shut on August 30.
The likes of Conor Gallagher, Romelu Lukaku, Raheem Sterling and Ian Maatsen have all departed to Atletico Madrid, Napoli, Arsenal and Aston Villa respectively.
Chelsea were incredibly active with incomings too as new Blues boss Enzo Maresca looked to make his mark on the squad.
Pedro Neto, Joao Felix, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Tosin Adarabioyo and Jadon Sancho have all arrived this summer to add further competition.
Given the incomings in the attacking third, it looked highly unlikely Fofana would receive any playing time this season for Chelsea.
The Blues have had a mixed start to their Premier League campaign, picking up four points from three games.
An opening round defeat to defending champions Manchester City was followed by a resounding 6-2 thrashing of Wolves.
Chelsea went into the international break on the back of a 1-1 draw at home against Crystal Palace.
Maresca also oversaw the Blues’ safe passage into the Europa Conference League, beating Swiss side Servette 3-2 on aggregate in the play-offs.
Chelsea return to Premier League action on Saturday night with an away trip to Bournemouth.
