Chelsea agree terms with French club to sign a world-class player

The Stamford Bridge outfit, Chelsea and owners BlueCo, Todd Boehly have agreed a deal to land a highly-rated Lyon prospect.

Chelsea are showing no signs of slowing down in the transfer market and they have now struck an agreement for their 10th signing of the summer.

The Blues are working on a number of. sales as we approach the final few days of the summer window, with Conor Gallagher closing in on a move to Atletico Madrid. The future of Raheem Sterling and Ben Chilwell is also in doubt after they were left out of Enzo Maresca‘s squad for their Premier League opener.

But Chelsea are still not content with the size of their squad and they have now struck an agreement with Lyon for defender Mamadou Sarr.

Sportsfocushub understands that a deal has now been agreed at around £10million for the 18-year-old, who is a French youth international.

Being a scout for Chelsea must be one of the busiest jobs in world football at the moment.

According to the report Sarr was scouted heavily by Chelsea and they recommended his signing to the club.

Chelsea have now followed up on their scout reports and have struck an agreement for the highly-rated teenager.

Sarr is set to join the growing list of exciting youngsters on the books at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea have loan plan for Mamadou Sarr

Chelsea have already hatched a plan to help develop Mamadou Sarr should they finalise a deal for him.

It is understood that Sarr would remain in France with Chelsea set to loan the young defender to sister club Strasbourg to work under Liam Rosenior.

Sarr has been on the fringes of Lyon’s first team and spent the second half of last season on loan at Belgian side RWD Molenbeek.