Chelsea have been dealt a major blow in the race to sign Karim Adeyemi, who has instead joined Borussia Dortmund, Fabrizio Romano has confirmed. The Blues were credited with interest in the 20-year-old striker earlier in the season as uncertainty loomed over the futures of Timo Werner and Romelu Lukaku at Stamford Bridge.
Adeyemi has featured 42 times for Red Bull Salzburg this season, directly contributing towards 31 goals across all competitions. The youngster's impressive displays crowned him the youngest German to score a Champions League brace, a record previously held by Thomas Muller.
Though Salzburg failed to progress beyond the last 16, Adeyemi spearheaded the Austrian side's attack to excellent effect; he found goals against Sevilla, Lille and VfL Wolfsburg. Unsurprisingly, the Germany international courted the interest of Liverpool too, according to Goal, but Dortmund found their Haaland replacement and wheeled away with one of Europe's most highly-sought after strikers.
