Chelsea and Aston Villa have confirmed an agreement has been reached for the transfer of Carney Chukwuemeka.
The Blues are said to be pating £20million signing of the highly rated 18-year-old midfielder, who turned down an offer to sign a new deal with the Villans.
He will undergo a medical in London before signing a long-term contract with the west London club.
A Chelsea statement, echoed by a Villa release word-for-word, confirmed: “Aston Villa and Chelsea can confirm that the clubs have reached an agreement for the permanent transfer of Carney Chukwuemeka.
“The 18-year-old has been given permission to travel to London to discuss both personal terms and undergo a medical.”
The deal will be extra sweet for Chelsea, who have beaten Barcelona to the signing of the player with the LaLiga giants pinching the likes of Jules Kounde and Raphinha off them.
Chukwuemeka captained England Under-19s to European Championship glory this summer, scoring three goals in the tournament including one in the final.
His displays didn’t go unnoticed with The Sun reporting that as well as Barca, AC Milan were also interested in signing Chukwuemeka, who would’ve been available on a free transfer to any non-Premier League club in January. However, they were put off by Villa’s asking price.
Chukwuemeka, who turns 19 in October, made his first-team debut in May 2021 and last season made 13 appearances but has made just two Premier League starts.
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Chukwuemeka, who turns 19 in October, made his first-team debut in May 2021 and last season made 13 appearances but has made just two Premier League starts.
Villa’s 2020/21 Academy Player of the Season made 11 senior appearances last term.
He became the latest prodigy to sign for Chelsea after Arsenal’s Omari Hutchinson.