Chelsea Complete Signing Of Ross Barkley From Everton

Chelsea Complete Signing Of Ross Barkley From Everton

Chelsea have announced the signing of Ross Barkley from Everton in a deal understood to be worth £15m.

Ross Barkley described the move as

“unbelievable” and said one of his

primary targets was to score more

goals.

The 24-year-old, who has signed a five-

and-a-half-year deal, told Chelsea’s

website: “I’m overwhelmed, I’m looking

forward to it and I’m really excited to

get started. To be given a fresh start at

a new club like Chelsea, it’s

unbelievable for me. I’m looking

forward to continuing where I left off at

the end of last season and hoping to

improve and add more goals to my

game.”

Antonio Conte explained on Friday why

he wanted to bring Barkley to Chelsea.

“We are talking about an English player,

a young player,” the manager said. “He

has good prospects for Chelsea. I think

the club decided for this investment

also for his contract. I think this is a

good opportunity for the club to buy this

player. For sure he is a good prospect

for Chelsea.”

Barkley has been at Everton since he

was 11 years old, having been spotted

by the club’s late and prolific former

scout Sid Benson, and made 150

Premier League appearances.

The Chelsea director Marina

Granovskaia added: ‘Ross is a player we

have long admired and are certain he

will prove to be an important player for

Chelsea.

“He possesses outstanding technical

and physical attributes, matched with

good experience of the Premier League

and a strong desire to succeed at the

highest level. We welcome him to the

club and look forward to seeing him in

action.”