Chelsea set to miss out on long-term target as Real Sociedad transfer agreed
The latest Blues news as Chelsea miss out on a deal for highly rated youngster, Arsen Zakharyan.
Long-standing Chelsea target Arsen Zakharyan is close to completing a move to La Liga outfit Real Sociedad from Dynamo Moscow, according to journalist Fabrizio Romano.
La Real have beaten four other unnamed sides to the 20-year-old’s signature for a fee thought to be in the region of €13million (£11.2million) with the potential to reach a higher fee with performance related add-ons.
The Blues had been following the Dynamo midfielder for over a year and had even seen a bid publicly recognised in August of last year only for the deal to reportedly stall "for a number of technical reasons" outside of the Russian club’s control, although the breakdown in negotiations is thought to be due to strict sanctions placed upon Russian as a result of the conflict in Ukraine.
A year on and the 20-year-old, who has been deployed on either wing as well as a central and attacking midfielder, is set to finally make the move to one of Europe’s top five leagues and play Champions League football next season after Sociedad achieved a fourth-place finish in La Liga last season.
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