Chelsea have pipped Liverpool to signing Aston Villa talent Carney Chukwuemeka with the midfielder set to sign for the Stamford Bridge giants.
Chukwuemeka had emerged on the transfer radar at Anfield this summer with the 18-year-old England youth international impressing some of the biggest clubs across Europe with his showings in the Aston Villa shirt.
Jurgen Klopp’s Reds had been credited with a strong interest in moving in for the English starlet but have been beaten to it by arch rivals Chelsea who have reached an agreement with Villa for the permanent transfer, according to a report from Goal.
Chukwuemeka’s recruitment could have given Liverpool that much-needed fresh blood in the midfield ranks ahead of the start of the next season with the likes of Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain struggling with fitness issues.
Klopp, however, is understood to be keen on Borussia Dortmund’s sensation Jude Bellingham with a big-money offer for the former Birmingham starlet likely to be tabled come next summer with Dortmund ready to listen to bids.
