Chelsea confirm £12m Mathis Amougou signing in final arrival of winter transfer window
Chelsea confirm £12m Mathis Amougou signing in final arrival of winter transfer window
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Chelsea have confirmed the signing of Saint-Etienne midfielder Mathis Amougou in a deal worth around £12million. The 19-year-old has signed an eight-year contract. “I'm very happy,” told the club’s official website. “It's an honour for me to sign for such a big club like Chelsea. “They believe in young players and the process they have in place to develop us is fantastic.”. Chelsea were scouring the market for a new midfielder and struck a deal for Amougou on Deadline Day.
Amougou is expected to be integrated into Enzo Maresca’s first-team squad for the remainder of the season, with a loan to sister club Strasbourg an option next season. Amougou was a regular starter for Saint-Etienne in the first few months of the season under their previous head coach Olivier Dall’Oglio, but he has been used more as a substitute under new boss Eirik Horneland. While Amougou was the only incoming in the final days of the transfer window for Chelsea, it has been a busy time for the Blues.
