Chelsea have agreed to sign Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund on a seven-year deal, the Bundesliga club confirmed on Thursday.
According to reports, Gittens is set to sign a deal reportedly worth £55 million ($75.02 million).
Both clubs are present in the United States for the FIFA Club World Cup, where they have reached the quarter-final stage, and the deal was finalised in Fort Lauderdale, with salary demands still to be settled.
Gittens joined Dortmund from Manchester City as a youth player in 2020 and has played 107 matches for the German club in all competitions after making his senior debut in 2022, scoring 17 goals. He impressed everyone with his performance last season, scoring 12 goals in 48 games in all competitions, including four in the Champions League.
Dortmund managing director Lars Ricken reflected on Gittens’ journey with the team in a club statement.
“Jamie Gittens’s career is an example of the development of top talents at Borussia,” Ricken said in a club statement.
“We discovered Jamie very early, practically signed him for free, continuously developed him in our youth performance centre, and also offered him playing time at the very highest level with the first team.
“Jamie has repaid the trust placed in him with commitment, performance, and goals.”
Chelsea is on a mission to strengthen their left wing after refusing Jadon Sancho’s loan move from Manchester United permanently.
Gittens will join Liam Delap, who arrived from Ipswich Town, and Joao Pedro, who joined from Brighton and Hove Albion this summer.
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