Chelsea" officially completed the acquisition of D. Datro Fofana © AP

Chelsea Football Club officially announced the acquisition of forward David Datro Fofana on Wednesday.

The "aristocrats" paid approximately 12 million euros for the forward who recently celebrated his 20th birthday with Molde club.

This season, the footballer from Ivory Coast scored an impressive 15 goals in 24 matches in the Norwegian championship.

D. Datro Fofana also drew interest from Brighton club.

The forward will join Chelsea on January 1st.