But he is struggling to find the back of the net at a time when the entire team has failed to live up to last season’s form, as they currently languish 13th in the table.
Union Berlin won their first two league games before going on a five-match losing run, including their most recent 4-2 defeat at Borussia Dortmund where Fofana was dropped to the bench.
However, many strikers – especially those still learning their trade – go through peaks and troughs throughout their careers. Although Fofana is yet to hit the ground running in Germany, having struggled from “private problems”, it may just take one goal to turn his fortunes around with Chelsea keeping a watchful eye over his progress.
