It had been in the works for many days, it’s now official: Lesley Ugochukwu is leaving Rennes and signing for Chelsea. While he should initially be loaned to Strasbourg according to our information, the 19-year-old midfielder signed a seven-year contract with an additional year with the Blues. Born in Rennes, Ugochukwu has 60 meetings with the Breton club in three seasons with the professional group.
The co-sporting directors of the London club Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley expressed their joy at having attracted the French international under 19 (6 caps, 2 goals):We are delighted to have Lesley join Chelsea. He is an impressive young player who has already made his mark in Ligue 1. He has huge potential and we know he will continue to develop and improve. We are delighted that he has joined us in the United States and that he can quickly integrate into the team.After Badiashile, Gusto and soon Disasi, the residents of Stamford Bridge continue their shopping in Ligue 1.
