Jamie Gittens having Chelsea medical TONIGHT as Blues agree £55.5million deal for Borussia Dortmund star
CHELSEA have agreed a deal with Borussia Dortmund to sign Jamie Gittens.
Talks had been progressing in the US, where both teams are taking part in the Club World Cup.
And despite Bayern Munich also being interested, a deal has now been agreed for the 20-year-old to move to Stamford Bridge.
Gittens will undergo his medical tonight on the US, before finalising a seven-year-deal until 2032, worth £50million with £5million in add-ons.
Earlier this month, Dortmund turned down an offer worth £42m, and the two clubs were unable to agree a deal before the first window closed on 10 June.
This eventual agreement comes amid Chelsea 's search to strengthen wide areas after rejecting their obligation to buy Jadon Sancho from Manchester United.
Gittens contributed 12 goals and five assists in 48 games in all competitions for Dortmund last season.
But the England U21 international and former Reading youth product has struggled with illness and hardly played in the USA.
The Blues have already spent £1.4billion to assemble their current squad, but club transfer chiefs are desperate to bring their former youth star back home.
Gittens, who previously had a very brief spell with Chelsea's U9s, was part of the England side that won the U19 European Championships in 2022.
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