Chelsea midfielder transfer 'confirmed' as player lands for medical

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All the latest news and transfer rumours surrounding Chelsea in the final minutes of transfer deadline day.

Chelsea picked up a big win on Monday night to move back into the top four, coming from behind to beat West Ham thanks to goals from Pedro Neto and Cole Palmer. In the meantime, deadline day continued to play out, with the end of the window fast approaching at time of writing.

Enzo Maresca will have had to leave the club’s dealings in the hands of the recruitment chiefs while he was busy masterminding a win over the Hammers. Here we round up all the latest transfer news surrounding Stamford Bridge.

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Chukwuemeka seals deal

Chelsea midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka has completed his loan move to Borussia Dortmund, with the Bundesliga side signing the midfielder on a straight loan without any option to buy.

Chukwuemeka told the club’s website: “I’m really excited and blessed to be here and represent this big club. I can’t wait to play in front of the fans at Signal Iduna Park and bring success to us all.”

Diasi chooses Villa

Elsewhere, Axel Disasi has stuck to his guns and decided to join Villa over Tottenham. The Midlands club will pay a premium loan fee to convince Chelsea to allow their defender to join a top four rival.

Fabrizio Romano has tweeted: “Axel Disasi to Aston Villa, here we go! Deal in place on loan with salary covered, matching loan fee offered by Tottenham. Disasi said no to Spurs all day long as he only wanted to join Aston Villa since 10 days ago. NO buy option included. Loan fee for Axel Disasi to Aston Villa will be £5m with salary covered.”

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Joao Felix heads to Milan

Joao Felix has been spotted landing in Milan ahead of his loan deal with the Italian giants. He is set to join on a loan deal until the end of the season having struggled for starts at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea snag midfielder

On the incomings front, Chelsea have signed talented young midfielder Mathis Amougou from Saint-Etienne. The 19-year-old made eight senior league appearances for his old club before making the Stamford Bridge switch.

Romano tweeted: “Mathis Amougou to Chelsea, here we go! Deal done and medical tests are ongoing right now. The transfer is for Chelsea and NOT for Strasbourg, confirmed. €15m package to St Etienne, long term deal in place with the 19 year old midfielder.”

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