Chelsea have signed attacking midfielder Omari Kellyman from Aston Villa on a six-year agreement.
The 18-year-old made six first-team appearances at Villa Ground and is an England U19 world.
“It is fantastic to be standing here as a Chelsea player. It’s a massive club with an amazing history, so it is great to join,” Kellyman instructed Chelsea’s reliable website online.
“It is a dream come true for sure. I’m buzzing to have put on the shirt and can’t wait to get started.”
Kellyman began his occupation at Derby County and spent 10 years with the membership ahead of signing with Aston Villa in 2022.
He featured for Villa’s U18s and U21s throughout his first season and earned a nomination for the Premier League 2 Participant of the Era award.
Kellyman used to be a part of Villa’s pre-season excursion of america terminating summer time and made his first-team debut in August 2023 throughout a Europa Convention League victory over Hibernian.
He went directly to play games 5 additional instances for the senior workforce terminating season, which integrated Premier League appearances in opposition to Manchester Town and Crystal Palace.
Aston Villa signal Maatsen from Chelsea
On Friday, Villa showed the signing of left-back Ian Maatsen from Chelsea.
The 22-year-old has signed a six-year trade in and strikes to Villa Ground for a price of £37.5m.
Maatsen had a £35m loose clause which expired previous this life, permitting Chelsea to barter the upper worth they affirmative with Villa.
When does the summer time switch window seen and akin?
The 2024 summer time switch window within the Premier League and Scottish Premiership is formally seen.
The window will akin on August 30 at 11pm UK hour in England and at 11.30pm in Scotland.
The Premier League and Scottish Premiership introduced ahead Cut-off date Moment to hyperlink up with the alternative primary leagues in Europe. The last dates had been prepared following discussions with the leagues in England, Germany, Italy, Spain and France.
