DONE DEAL: Fee agreed for transfer of midfielder. Player has also agreed a four year contract

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According to the Athletic, Chelsea and Italian club AC Milan have agreed a fee of £15million for the transfer of Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek.

The 27-year-old, who is out of contract at Chelsea next summer, has also agreed a four year contract with AC Milan.

Loftus-Cheek will join former Chelsea team-mate Fikayo Tomori at Milan. Tomori, 25, is also a product of Chelsea’s academy and moved to Milan, initially on loan, in January 2021.

Loftus-Cheek made a total of 155 appearances for Chelsea across all competitions, scoring 13 goals. He has also played 10 times for England, though has not featured for his country since 2018.