Chelsea added England under-21 worldwide winger Jamie Gittens to their array of attacking expertise on Saturday from Borussia Dortmund.
The Blues will reportedly pay an preliminary £48.5 million ($66 million) for the 20-year-old, who was in Chelsea’s academy as a youth participant, with an extra £3.5 million in add-ons.
Gittens ultimately moved to Manchester Metropolis’s academy earlier than signing for Dortmund in 2022.
He made 107 appearances for the German giants, scoring 17 objectives, 12 of which got here within the Bundesliga and Champions League final season.
“It is an incredible feeling to hitch such an enormous membership as Chelsea,” stated Gittens.
“I can not wait to study from everybody within the staff and to push myself to the max right here. It is a tremendous feeling.”
Gittens turned Chelsea’s fifth signing of one other big-spending summer season, becoming a member of forwards Liam Delap and Joao Pedro, midfielder Dario Essugo and defender Mamadou Sarr.
Brazilian rising star Estevao Willian, 18, will even be a part of the Premier League giants, in a deal agreed final 12 months, after scoring in opposition to Chelsea in Palmerias’ 2-1 Membership World Cup quarter-final defeat on Friday.
Gittens, although, won’t be eligible to function in Chelsea’s semi-final in opposition to Fluminense on Tuesday or the ultimate ought to the Blues progress.
“Jamie Gittens’ profession exemplifies the event of prime skills at BVB,” stated Dortmund CEO Lars Ricken.
“We found him very early, signed him nearly for gratis, repeatedly developed him in our youth academy, and supplied him with enjoying time on the highest skilled stage.
“Jamie has repaid that belief with dedication, efficiency, and objectives. His switch again to his house nation could be extremely beneficial for us.”
Chelsea are beneath strain to recoup a few of their switch spend in gross sales over the approaching months.
On Friday, they have been fined 31 million euros by UEFA for 2 breaches of economic sustainability guidelines, with an extra 60 million euros suspended as a part of a four-year settlement settlement.
Furthermore, Chelsea, who’ve certified for the Champions League, can’t register any new gamers for European competitors except they earn extra from switch gross sales than they spend on new signings.
