Chelsea: £12m deal now ‘all set up’ at Stamford Bridge

Chelsea’s transfer of Inter Milan midfielder Cesare Casadei is ‘all set up’ and, barring any last-minute hiccups, should be completed soon, according to transfer insider Dean Jones.

Thomas Tuchel has overseen a solid start to the Premier League season at Stamford Bridge, having beaten Everton and drawn with Tottenham, but the German is still eager to strengthen ahead of the September 1 deadline.

Sky Sports have reported that an agreement has been reached with Inter for the £12.6 million transfer of the 19-year-old, with an extra £4.2 million available as add-ons.

The outlet states that the midfielder is expected to travel to England this week ahead of a medical on Thursday in west London before signing on the dotted line.

While Casadei may be highly rated by some, he is still yet to make a senior appearance for the Nerazzurri but has scored 25 goals in 66 appearances for the club’s under-19 side.

If the deal is completed, he will become the club’s sixth signing of the summer, following the likes of Marc Cucurella, Raheem Sterling and Kalidou Koulibaly into Stamford Bridge.

Jones understands that, barring any last-minute problems, the move is all set to be completed.

The transfer insider says that the Blues were eager to get the deal over the line in order to keep bringing through bright young talent.

Jones told GIVEMESPORT: “I’m told the deal is all set up now. Chelsea are just hoping that there are no last-minute hiccups. It is a very interesting signing. There are some experts in Italy who feel like Chelsea are overpaying here. This is a guy that really hasn’t got that much experience. But we know that Chelsea are looking to bring through emerging talent right now and they’re willing to pay for it.”

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