Chelsea have agreed a deal to signal Aston Villa midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka, with {the teenager} set to bear a medical with the west London facet.
Chukwuemeka has entered the ultimate 12 months of his deal at Villa and the membership have determined to just accept a £20m provide from Chelsea for the academy graduate, following his failure to agree an extension.
The 18-year-old had expressed a want for extra common first-team soccer after making simply two league begins for Villa final season. He was neglected of the membership’s squad for his or her pre-season tour of Australia amid his contract stand-off, with Steven Gerrard revealing his causes for the midfielder’s omission.
“Carney is but to signal a contract provide that has been in place for a while now. I’ve determined the very best factor for him can be to proceed his coaching programme again at Bodymoor,” Gerrard instructed Villa TV.
Chelsea have confirmed on their official web site that an settlement has now been reached with Villa, with Thomas Tuchel’s facet understood to have overwhelmed competitors from a variety of golf equipment, together with the likes of Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund, to land the highly-rated Chukwuemeka.
Chukwuemeka was named within the Staff of the Match as England received the UEFA European Below-19 Championship this summer season and has scored six targets in 13 appearances for the Three Lions at that age-group.
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