Chelsea have announced the signing signing of Dujuan 'Whisper' Richards.
The Blues confirmed that he will join the club at the start of next season after he turns 18, having fought off interest from Aston Villa and Newcastle with the player even having a two-week trial at the latter in February.
According to Craig Butler, who runs the Phoenix FC football academy in January, Richards signed a pre-contract agreement with the Blues earlier this year. Butler, the adoptive father of Aston Villa and Jamaica star Leon Bailey, took to social media platform Instagram to announce the deal with Chelsea.
