Como Agrees £30m+ Deal to Sign Chelsea Defender Trevoh Chalobah
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- Italian club Como has agreed a deal worth over £30 million to sign Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah, who is expected to sign a long-term contract and take a leadership role under manager Cesc Fabregas.
- The move helps Chelsea reduce its squad size.
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Chelsea is actively reducing the size of its squad under new manager Xabi Alonso, having recently signed Maxence Lacroix, and still possessing nine senior centre-backs.
Como have agreed a deal worth more than £30m to sign Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah.
The 27-year-old is expected to sign a long-term contract and take on a leadership role under manager Cesc Fabregas at the Italian club, who secured Champions League qualification by finishing fourth in Serie A last season.
Chelsea will receive an initial £25.7m, with a further £5.1m available in add-ons following protracted negotiations.
The package is close to Chelsea's asking price of £30m plus £5m in add-ons after multiple offers dating back from early June, alongside interest from Inter Milan.
Former Chelsea and Arsenal midfielder Fabregas has been keen to sign Chalobah and had been targeting him for more than six months.
The England international will leave his boyhood club after nearly 20 years, having joined Chelsea as a child.
The move forms part of an effort at Stamford Bridge to reduce the size of new manager Xabi Alonso's squad.
The Blues have signed Maxence Lacroix, 26, from Crystal Palace for £52m, adding both experience and height to their defence.
They still have nine senior centre-backs on their books, including Levi Colwill, Wesley Fofana, Tosin Adarabioyo, Josh Acheampong, Benoit Badiashile, Aaron Anselmino, Axel Disasi and Mamadou Sarr.
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Trevoh Chalobah will sign a long-term contract with Como.
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Trevoh Chalobah will take on a leadership role at Como.
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Offene Fragen
- Which other players will Chelsea sell to further reduce squad size?
- What is the exact duration of Chalobah's long-term contract with Como?
