The £16.8 million man agrees to join Chelsea as Boehly signs another player

The £16.8 million player has agreed to join Chelsea, and they have reached an agreement with his club, with Todd Boehly now set to become the tenth signing of the summer.

Chelsea are entering a busy transfer window and squad overhaul

Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham), Omari Kellyman (Aston Villa), Renato Veiga (FC Basel), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City), Marc Guiu (Barcelona), Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United) and Filip Jorgensen (Villarreal) have been announced. as Chelsea recently arrived this summer, and young Brazilian Estevao Willian is also set to join in 2025.

Aaron Anselmino will complete a move to Chelsea from Boca Juniors again, after completing his medical at Stamford Bridge this week, making it nine players signed by new manager Enzo Maresca ahead of his first Premier League season in charge.

However, many of the players mentioned above are still young and could be considered up-and-comers, rather than rapid progression into Maresca's first team. Only Tosin, Dewsbury-Hall and Jorgensen look likely to head for the senior team, so he may still have work to do for co-directors of sport Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley.

Most notably, Chelsea appear to be making serious moves to sign a new striker. The west Londoners are in ongoing talks with Napoli for striker Victor Osimhen, and Romelu Lukaku could be used as a weight, as the Belgian has agreed a three-year contract and is paid to work under Antonio Conte again (Ben Jacobs).

Meanwhile, Chelsea have also made a strong bid for Hoffenheim striker Maximilian Beier, who could be an alternative to Osimhen if a deal is struck for the Nigerian.

There is also an opportunity to add more talent to Chelsea's ever-growing squad of young players with real talent. KRC Genk stopper Mike Penders, who made his Jupiler Pro League debut last weekend in a 0-0 draw with Standard Liege, is the latest gem on their radar.

Reports earlier this week claimed Chelsea were closing in on a deal for Penders, who BlueCo believe could be the next Thibaut Courtois. The 19-year-old, who stands at 6 foot 7, now looks very close to a move to Stamford Bridge.

Penders agrees to join Chelsea after deal reached with Genk

According to HITC, Penders has agreed to join Chelsea and they have reached an agreement with Genk. Indeed, the Blues will pay around £16.8 million to bring him over the line, and he will remain on loan at Genk for the 2024/2025 season to aid his development.

With both personal goals and the agreement between the teams, it seems that Chelsea is closing their tenth capture of the window, and the young talent seems to be highly rated by those inside the club after the Courtois comparison.

In future seasons, he may compete with Jorgensen for the starting spot.