Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is closing in on a move away from Chelsea, with the midfielder set to join Everton this summer.
On Monday, it emerged that Everton had made a bid for Dewsbury-Hall as David Moyes tries to strengthen his squad ahead of the new season.
Since then, it has been widely reported that the Toffees have agreed a deal with their Premier League rivals to sign the 26-year-old.
It is thought that Everton are paying Chelsea just under £30m to bring Dewsbury-Hall to the Hill Dickinson Stadium.
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Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall was reluctant to leave Chelsea
Dewsbury-Hall was not a regular in Enzo Maresca‘s starting XI last season. In total, the Englishman made just two starts in the Premier League.
Even so, it looked like Dewsbury-Hall wanted to remain at Stamford Bridge, at least for the first half of the 2025/26 season.
According to BBC Sport, Dewsbury-Hall was initially reluctant to leave the Club World Cup winners.
However, the former Leicester City man now appears to have accepted an exit as he closes in on a move to Everton.
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Monday was a very busy day for Chelsea, who also moved closer to offloading Carney Chukwuemeka and Lesley Ugochukwu.
Borussia Dortmund are in talks to sign Chukwuemeka, while Ugochukwu has been given permission to have a medical at Burnley.
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Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall signing has still worked out for Chelsea
Dewsbury-Hall may be a bit disappointed with how his move to Chelsea has gone. While the ex-Leicester youth player has won the Club World Cup and Conference League, he barely played last season and is already set to leave west London.
From Chelsea’s perspective, though, it is a transfer that has arguably worked out for them. Dewsbury-Hall was a useful squad player who played a big part in their European success.
After signing him from Leicester for £30m, they are basically getting all of their money back as well. All things considered, the Blues have made much worse signings in their history.