What happened. Chelsea are monitoring Gessime Yassine, the Moroccan winger who has risen quickly at Strasbourg. He has gone from the lower reaches of French football to a full international and World Cup goalscorer.

Yassine's transformation came after a bargain move to Strasbourg.
He is now a full Morocco international.
Chelsea are said to be tracking his progress.

If Chelsea firm up their interest, they would be chasing a player whose value has climbed sharply since his bargain move.

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