Chelsea star Gabriel Slonina has revealed it has been 'a dream come true' after completing a £12m transfer to Stamford Bridge last summer. The young goalkeeper joined the club permanently in January this year after spending the remainder of 2022 with Chicago Fire in the MLS.
Todd Boehly has brought a focus to sign young, talented players that can develop into world-class stars and play a key role in Chelsea's future success. This could play perfectly into the hands of incoming manager Mauricio Pochettino after he agreed a deal to become the Blues' next head coach and brings a reputation of developing young talents into brilliant players, football.london understands.
Slonina was considered to be one of the most promising talents in the MLS, having kept 13 clean sheets in his debut season. The teenager played every minute of Chicago Fire's 2022 league campaign, making a total of 34 appearances.
