Chelsea ‘agree £45million transfer to sign England U21 Euros winner’ as they close in on next signing

CHELSEA have agreed a £45million deal for Manchester City forward Cole Palmer, according to reports.

The Blues have exceeded £300million in spending for the third transfer window in a row.

And, including add-ons, the Palmer deal means they have now surpassed the £1billion mark since Todd Boehly took over last year.

And the latest addition to Mauricio Pochettino’s squad is set to become England U21 star Palmer, 21.

According to The Times, Chelsea have reached an agreement with Man City for the Wythenshawe-born player.

They go on to state the Blues are “close” to completing the signing.

Palmer scored the opening goal in Man City’s Community Shield defeat to Arsenal earlier this month.

But he has managed just 10 minutes of action in their first three Premier League games – with that cameo coming off the bench in the 3-0 victory over Burnley.

Palmer has registered six goals and two assists in 41 games for Man City.

He featured 25 times for Pep Guardiola’s Treble winners last season.

However, just seven of those came from

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