Chelsea are near reaching an settlement with Aston Villa over the signing of Omari Kellyman for a payment of round £19million.
Chelsea have already been energetic this summer season after already signing Tosin Adarabioyo on a free switch together with his contract at Fulham expiring.
And new boss Enzo Maresca may have his second switch of the 12 months already within the type of Aston Villa ace Kellyman.
The 2 Premier League golf equipment are thrashing out a deal that might see the 18-year-old make the transfer to Stamford Bridge for £19million.
Kellyman is but to bear a medical and has not agreed private phrases with the Blues.
The teen has appeared spectacular within the Premier League 2, the place the Underneath-21s play for golf equipment, scoring seven occasions in 12 appearances.
Final season, he made six appearances in all competitions for Villa after becoming a member of the membership from Derby County in March 2022.
{The teenager} made his skilled debut in August 2023 when he starred within the 3-0 win over Hibernian within the Europa Convention League.
He marked his first look with a debut after organising Leon Bailey for the second aim of the sport.
Within the Premier League, Kellyman has performed twice – two cameo appearances off the bench for Villa in opposition to Manchester Metropolis and Crystal Palace within the latter phases of the season.
He solely signed a brand new contract with Villa final October and has been tipped for stardom, making his debut for the England Underneath-20s this month.
It isn’t the primary time that Chelsea have pinched gamers from Villa’s academy, signing Carney Chukwuemeka for £20m final summer season.
In the meantime, Villa are on the verge of constructing their first signing of the summer season with Ian Maatsen set to hitch from Chelsea for £37.5m.
The Dutchman was loaned to Borussia Dortmund in January, serving to them attain the Champions League remaining which they misplaced to Actual Madrid.