Fee agreed – personal terms wrapped up – star on way for Chelsea medical

Lesley Ugochukwu is about to sign for CHELSEA as the Blues move on from trying to sign Moises Caicedo.

The club have trying to sign Moises Caicedo all summer window and have even made three offers for the midfielder – with the latest being a massive £80 million, which was quickly rejected by Brighton.

It is no secret that Brighton do not want to sell one of the clubs best players and have demanded a whopping £100 million for the gifted star – a fee that we not happy paying this summer.

Now – it seems that they have moved on from trying to sign Caicedo and are about to complete the signing of Ugochukwu

WHAT IS THE LATEST – 

The Athletic report the club will pay £23.5million for the midfielder and he will sign a long-term deal.

The 19-year-old was meant to feature in the friendly between Renne and West Ham this week – but will prepare for a trip to London to finalise a move to Stamford Bridge.

Despite his young age, Ugochukwu has already made 60 senior appearances for boyhood club Rennes, helping them finish fourth in Ligue 1 last season.

The arrival of the French youth international will no doubt please Mauricio Pochettino who was looking to bring in at least one more midfielder having lost so many of them during the summer

WILL Ugochukwu BE A GOOD SIGNING FOR CHELSEA?

The lad is certainly a talent that has a big future in the game and his imminent arrival suggests that we will give up on trying to sign Caicedo because Brighton believe he is worth more than some of the best players in the game.

The lad is talented – he could be a decent buy

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