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Granit Xhaka joins Chelsea FC

CDM • Linked from Sunderland AFC

Market Value£20m

Asking Price£30m

Fee£8m

Source David Ornstein Tier 1 (★★★)

Xhaka and Chelsea have reached a full verbal agreement on personal terms. Xabi Alonso is pushing hard — the two worked together at Bayer Leverkusen where they won the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal. Football365 Xhaka made

32 starts in the Premier League for Sunderland last season, scoring 1 goal and registering 6 assists as they finished 7th and qualified for the Europa League.

Football365 Stumbling block is the fee — Chelsea want to pay less than €30m given his age (turns 34 in September); Sunderland are holding firm.

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