Chelsea have raided Aston Villa to signal highly-rated midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka in a deal that would rise to £20million.
The Blues have pounced to land the England under-19 midfielder, who had attracted curiosity from golf equipment together with Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona.
Supervisor Steven Gerrard confirmed the 18 year-old was then neglected of Villa’s pre-season tour as a consequence of his contract state of affairs.
Chukwuemeka made 14 appearances final season however solely three of them had been begins.
Villa CEO Christian Purslow as soon as described him as ‘most likely the most effective 16 year-old in England’ and he starred for the Younger Lions throughout the summer time, serving to them win the under-19 Euros and being named within the staff of the event.
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