Chelsea’s Broja joins Fulham on loan until end of season

Armando Broja has completed his loan from Chelsea to Fulham until the end of the season.

Financial details of the deal have not been disclosed, but sources have told ESPN that Fulham will pay a loan fee of £4 million ($5.1 million) for the 22-year-old. A source added that the loan fee would drop to zero if the Albanian international makes 10 starts for Fulham.

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“I am very happy that we have reached an agreement to loan Armando Broja to Fulham until the end of the season. He is a young and talented striker who is happy and motivated to join our team,” said Fulham CEO Tony Khan. in a club press release.

Broja has made 19 appearances for Chelsea in all competitions this season, scoring his only Premier League goal against Fulham in October and another in their FA Cup third round match against Preston North End last month.

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino said last month that the striker would have an important role to play for his team in the absence of Nicolas Jackson, who was away with the Senegal team at the Africa Cup of Nations. .

Broja was part of the Chelsea team that lost 4-1 to Liverpool on Wednesday but did not come off the bench.

The 22-year-old will be a welcome addition to a Fulham side that has scored just 28 goals in 22 Premier League matches.

Marco Silva's next Premier League match is against Burnley on Saturday.