Chelsea have reached an agreement to sign Jadon Sancho from Manchester United.
The England international will join on an initial loan with the west London club having an obligation to make the deal permanent next summer.
The 26-year-old will then be expected to sign a long-term contract at Stamford Bridge.
The Athletic reported earlier on Friday that an agreement was expected to be reached to end his three-year stay in Manchester.
Sancho adds to another summer of significant spending at Chelsea and joins the likes of Pedro Neto, Joao Felix, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Filip Jorgensen as new arrivals.
He spent the second half of last season on loan at former club Borussia Dortmund, making 21 appearances and scoring three goals.
The return to Germany followed a dispute with United manager Erik ten Hag which resulted in him being banished from first-team training.
Sancho returned to working with the main group earlier this summer before being left out of United’s squad for both of the opening games of the Premier League season.
Ten Hag is blessed with a number of options in wide areas with Marcus Rashford, Amad Diallo, Alejandro Garnacho and Antony all featuring there so far.
Chelsea next face Crystal Palace on Sunday with Sancho’s deadline day move coming too late for him to be included.
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