Premier League rivals Arsenal are reportedly among Premier League clubs perplexed by the decision to grant Chelsea striker David Datro Fofana a work permit.

Chelsea completed a £10.5million deal to make the 20-year-old one of Graham Potter’s first signings as head coach.

Despite already earning two caps for the Ivory Coast, Fofana didn’t initially meet the Football Association’s work permit requirements.

After an appeal, he was awarded a visa and has since played 62 minutes of Premier League football across two games.

According to The Express, Arsenal, Everton and other Premier League clubs have questioned why the FA performed a U-turn and granted Fofana a work permit.

The report added that Arsenal were left bemused to learn that Fofana fell short of the threshold but was handed a visa because Chelsea gave a ‘good presentation’.