Chelsea have reached an agreement over the signing of midfielder Marco van Ginkel from Vitesse Arnhem.
The 20 year old, who played for Holland in this year's European Under 21 Championships having made his senior debut last year, has two years remaining on his contract with the Eredivisie club and will reportedly cost the Blues £8 million (Dh44.8m).
"Chelsea Football Club and Vitesse Arnhem have reached an agreement for the transfer of Marco van Ginkel," a short statement on Chelsea's website said.
"The player will join Chelsea subject to a medical, agreement of personal terms and legal documentation."
Van Ginkel has come up through the ranks at Vitesse, making his senior debut in 2010 and establishing himself as a regular in the starting line-up last season.
He would become Jose Mourinho's second summer signing following the arrival of Andre Schurrle from Bayer Leverkusen.
PSG deny Silva's Barca move
Nasser Al Khelaifi, the Paris St Germain president, has rubbished reports that Thiago Silva is about to join Barcelona.
The Brazil centre-back claims that last season Barca coach Tito Vilanova personally told him he wanted to sign him, while the player's agent, Paulo Tonietto, has urged PSG to make contact soon if they want to bring Silva to the Camp Nou.
"It has been said that Tito really wants to sign him and, if that's the case, someone should speak up," Tonietto told radio station Rac1.
"If someone wants to buy someone, it's not going to happen while they're sitting at home watching television."
However, the Ligue 1 champions are not willing to let their defender go, according to Al Khelaifi.
"Thiago Silva is not for sale, he will stay at the club until the end of his contract," he said.
"The problem is not that Barca are not offering us enough money, the problem is we don't want to negotiate his sale."
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