Is he coming, isn’t he, Delort’s father answering Tweets from Charlton fans by saying his son would sign for the Addicks on Thursday or Friday, only to later remove his comments.

What a day Monday was, seldom has a player few know much about caused such a furore.

Are we any closer to knowing where last season’s Ligue 2 top scorer will be plying his trade this season? Quite possibly. Here is the translation of a story leading French sports newspaper L’Equipe ran on Tuesday morning:

“Pending departure, Andy Delort has not participated in the first day of Ligue 2 last weekend. Tours striker sent in several clubs in recent weeks, including Atletico Madrid, could soon say goodbye to his teammates because, according to our information, it is very close to signing for Charlton (English D2) a five-year contract . The 22 years has reached an agreement with the club and toured the facility last week. Monday evening, Tours and Charlton were close to an agreement around three million euros (+ bonus). Within Addicks”” Delort regain another French in the person of the former Nantes Loïc Nego.”

That is probably the biggest indication yet that Delort will be a Charlton player within the next few days.

If Delort does complete a move to The Valley, he may be joined by another newcomer later in the week.