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Chelsea 'agree £23.5m fee for Rennes teenager Lesley Ugochukwu', with the Blues looking to add the 19-year-old to their midfield options as Moises Caicedo talks continue

Chelsea have agreed a fee to sign promising teenager Lesley Ugochukwu from Stade Rennais, according to reports.

The French midfielder, who has been capped at the under-18 and under-19 level, has been tipped to be one of the stars of the future, featuring on the 2023 Golden Boy Index.

Ugochukwu, 19, has spent his youth career at Rennes since 2012, and made his senior debut for the club in April 2021.

Now just over two years later, The Athletic are reporting an agreement has been reached between the two clubs about bringing the midfielder to London.