Chelsea is ready to continue their summer spending with the signing of Jamie Gittens, after a £ 55 million deal with Borussia Dortmund, who released a statement
Chelsea has reached a full agreement with Borussia Dortmund to sign Jamie Gittens, has confirmed a statement. Gittens, 20, will join the blues with a seven -year contract after the two clubs have completed a deal in the US.
Negotiations were described as ‘challenging’ by Dortmund -sports director Sebastian Kehl and they note that the details of the Englishman’s contract with Chelsea still have to be completed. Reports claim that the deal is worth £ 55 million after the blues have rejected their £ 42 million last month by the Bundesliga Giants, despite the fact that Gittens have already agreed personal conditions.
Both teams are currently competing at the Club World Cup that has reached the quarterfinals. It is not confirmed whether Gittens can play for Chelsea, while Dortmund is involved in the tournament.
Gittens came to, for example, after leaving Manchester City, where he crossed paths with blues manager Enzo Maresca. Chelsea’s co-director of recruitment and talent, Joe Shields” brought the high -novice to the city during his time in the club.
Once the transfer is completed, Gittens become the fifth-City Academy graduate in the Maresca team, in the footsteps of Cole Palmer, Tosin Adarabioyo, Romeo Lavia and Liam Delap. On Thursday, Dortmund confirmed that the 20-year-old was about to sign Chelsea and to give a statement with comments from CEO Lars Ricken and Kehl.
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“The career of Jamie Gittens is exemplary for the development of top talents at, for example,,” said Ricken. “We discovered Jamie very early, signed him practically for free, continuously developed him in our youth academy and also offered him playing time at the highest level with the professional team.
“Jamie has repaid confidence in him with dedication, performance and goals. His transfer back to his native England would be extremely valuable to us. We only wish Jamie the very best for his sporting future.”
Kehl added: “The conversations with Chelsea were a challenge, but in the end we are happy that we can probably realize our financial ambitions and then have a planning protection.
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“Jamie is an excellent player who has given us a lot of pleasure. He now wants to take the next step in his career at Chelsea, and we wish him the very best and good luck.”
Gittens will become the sixth signing of Chelsea of the summer transfer window. The blues have already brought in Delap, Joao Pedro, Estevao, Dario Essugo and Mamadou Sarr while they continue their Club World Cup campaign.
The blues are opposite Palmeiras on Saturday at 2 am. If she won, Chelsea then plays Fluminense or Al-Hilal in a semi-final.
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