Chelsea are working on a deal to sign Arsen Zakharyan from Dinamo Moscow and Thomas Tuchel is soon set to encounter a headache. The 19-year-old midfielder has quickly become heavily linked with a move to Stamford Bridge as Todd Boehly looks to build for the future.
If the Blues can welcome the wonderkid midfielder to west London before the transfer window slams shut on September 1, Zakharyan would be the sixth teenage sensation to pen a deal at Cobham this summer, following in the footsteps of Omari Hutchinson, Zak Sturge, Gabriel Slonina, Cesare Casadei and Carney Chukwuemeka. According to Gianluca Di Marzio, Chelsea have submitted a bid for the Russia international and hope to wrap up a deal quickly.
Speaking to RB Sport, as quoted by SportsKeeda, Zakharyan's agent, Pavel Andreev, confirmed that his client is close to joining the Blues. Andreev said: "It's true, a €15million (£12.6m) deal is close."
