The Gabriel Slonina transfer saga is over, and it appears the U.S. goalkeeping prospect is headed to West London.
Chelsea has agreed with MLS’s Chicago Fire on a transfer for the 18-year-old American, per transfer market insider Fabrizio Romano. The Premier League side will pay Chicago a $10 million base fee, per The Athletic’s Paul Tenorio, and Slonina will join his new club in January, after the conclusion of the MLS season.
Spanish giant Real Madrid appeared to be Slonina’s destination of choice throughout the summer. This year’s UEFA Champions League winners reportedly made a bid in June that was rejected by the Fire. Yet Slonina’s agent Jaime Garcia maintained that it was the young goalkeeper’s dream to play for Madrid, and that he hoped the two clubs could reach an agreement.
