CHELSEA star David Datro Fofana has seen his Union Berlin loan terminated as he is linked with another move away from Stamford Bridge.
The Ivorian striker, 21, scored twice in 17 appearances for the Bundesliga club after joining them in the summer.
In October, the German outfit suspended him after he reacted angrily to being substituted during a Champions League clash with Napoli.
Fofana, who joined Chelsea for £8million 12 months ago, snubbed a handshake from Union manager Urs Fischer for which the club issued him with a one-week ban.
He later apologised for his actions.
Now Chelsea have confirmed he has returned to West London, but he is expected to leave on loan again before the end of the month.
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Last week, it was reported Sevilla are keen to bring Fofana in for the rest of the campaign.
The LaLiga side are down in 16th place in the Spanish top flight and have scored just 23 goals in 19 matches.
Fofana made four appearances for Chelsea last season before being sent on loan in the summer.
He bagged his first goal for Union in a 1-1 Champions League draw with Napoli in November.
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He finally got off the mark in the Bundesliga by scoring against Koln in the last game before the winter break last month.
Fofana has been capped three times by the Ivory Coast but failed to make the cut for their Africa Cup of Nations squad.
Meanwhile, Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino is still searching for a top-level striker to lead the line despite the Blues having spent £1billion over the last 18 months.
Cole Palmer, Armando Broja and Nicolas Jackson have all been used up front in recent weeks.
Chelsea sit 10th in the Premier League table, 12 points adrift of the top four.
And they were beaten 1-0 away at Middlesbrough in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final on Tuesday night.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
