Chelsea ‘close to completing’ £12.5m deal for Kurt Zouma

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Chelsea are reportedly close to completing a £12.5m deal for St Etienne centre-back Kurt Zouma.

Kurt Zouma

According to Sky Sports, the 19-year-old defender is set to sign a five-year deal at Stamford Bridge, and will be immediately loaned back to the Ligue 1 side for the remainder of the season.

Zouma has attracted plenty of interest of late, with the young defender putting in some powerful displays in the heart of the St Etienne defence.

Read more – The Transfer Lens – Zouma to Chelsea?

Named one of the ‘Most Promising Young Players in Europe’ by the Guardian, a list that includes the likes of Julian Draxler and Adnan Januzaj, Zouma has been earmarked by current France manager Didier Deschamps as future captain material.

If the deal goes through as expected, the £12.5m fee would take their total spending this month to over £45m, which would see them become the highest spenders this January, having already spent heavily on Nemanja Matic and Mohamed Salah.

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