Monetary particulars of the deal weren’t disclosed however British media reported that Chelsea had paid Rennes about 27.5 million euros ($30.15 million) for the 19-year-old.
Ugochukwu, a France under-19 worldwide, was a daily at Rennes final season, serving to the membership end fourth within the French high flight and making the Europa League knockout stage.
“We’re delighted Lesley is becoming a member of Chelsea. He’s a formidable younger participant who has already made his mark in Ligue 1,” Chelsea co-sporting administrators Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley informed the membership web site.
“He has an enormous quantity of potential and we all know he’s going to proceed to develop and enhance. We’re happy that he has joined us (on tour) within the U.S. and that he’ll be capable of combine with the squad rapidly.”
Ugochukwu joined the Rennes youth system aged eight and made his senior debut simply after his 17th birthday, changing into the membership’s fourth-youngest debutant on the time.
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