Gittens set for Chelsea move after Moukoko also leaves Dortmund
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Winger Jamie Gittens is set to join Chelsea after an agreement in principle has been reached with his current club Borussia Dortmund.
The Bundesliga side confirmed the news on Saturday at their Club World Cup camp in Florida.
Gittens, 23, was already on his way to tournament quarters of Chelsea, who were playing a last 16 match against Benfica later in the day in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Chelsea had initially aimed to sign Gittens before the start of the Club World Cup but reportedly did not meet Dortmund's demand of an estimated ?65 million ($76 million).
The fee the clubs have now agreed upon was not given by Dortmund.
Gittens, who did not feature for Dortmund in the US due to illness, is reportedly to receive a contract until 2032 at the Blues.
Dortmund had earlier Saturday announced the sale of forward Youssoufa Moukoko to Copenhagen for a reported ?5 million.
'It's not easy to say goodbye to a club like Dortmund, because this club, my team-mates, coaches and the great fans will always mean a lot to me,' Moukoko said.
Moukoko joined Dortmund's academy at age 11. In 2020, at the age of 16, he became the youngest player to play a Bundesliga game and score a league goal. Last season, he played at Nice on loan.
'Unfortunately, his development has recently stalled. I'm sure everyone involved would have liked it to be different,' sporting director Sebastian Kehl said.
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