Barkley Joins Chelsea In The January Sales for £15million

According to the Official Chelsea Website, the 24 year-old has signed a 5? year deal will wear the famous number 8 shirt, once worn by Frank Lampard. That`s a big shirt to fill.

Speaking after putting pen to paper the ex-Evertonian said,

`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.
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The deal almost went through last summer, with £30m being mooted back then. This deal is said to be worth in the region of £15m. It`s a real January sale deal, 50% off, canny stuff from Marina Granovskaia.

With Michael Emanalo no longer at the club Granovskaia, is in full control of getting transfer deals over the line. She was pleased to finally get the deal done,

`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.`

Having made over 150 appearances for the Toffees, Barkley, fits into Chelsea`s favoured experience criteria. He can play in both an attacking midfield role as well as deeper and out wide. His versatility will be invaluable to Antonio Conte, as Chelsea fight on four fronts for trophies. Speaking about Barkley at his pre=match press conference the Italian said,

`He is a young player that has a lot of room to grow. He has a great physical strength and great technical ability, but it is important to see what his athletic condition is after seven months of inactivity. In any case we have our directors and it is not my job to give you reports on possible acquisitions.`

Well whatever your opinion on the youngster, he`s a Chelsea player now and he deserves our full support. Here at Vital Chelsea we would like to wish all the very best during his time with Chelsea FC.