Chelsea have confirmed they have agreed a deal with Aston Villa to sign talented youngster Carney Chukwuemeka in a £20million deal.
football.london understands that Chukwuemeka, who had less than a year left on his current deal with Villa, has been given permission to travel to London and complete a medical ahead of his move to the Blues. The 18-year-old is set to become Chelsea's third summer signing after the west Londoners fought off interest from Barcelona, Arsenal and Liverpool to secure a deal for Chukwuemeka.
The highly-rated midfielder was left out of Steven Gerrard's side in pre-season with talks of a contract renewal having stalled between the club and player. football.london understands there remains a priority to strengthen the Blues' defence ahead of the new season, but deal a for Chukwuemeka is set to be finalised this week following Gabriel Slonina's move as Chelsea plan for the future.
