Premier League club Chelsea have completed the signing of French midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu, the nephew of former Super Eagles defender, Onyekachi Apam.
The Blues signed the youngster from French Ligue 1 outfit Rennes on a seven year contract. All personal terms and fees have been concluded.
He has already joined his Chelsea teammates in the U.S.A as they embark on a preseason tour.
Ugochukwu is a ball winning midfielder who is good with possession of the ball.
He joined the Rennes Academy at eight years old and made his senior debut aged 17 and he is the club’s fourth youngest debutant of all time.
The 19 year old was born to France and he is of Nigerian descent so he could make a switch to the Super Eagles during his career.
Ugochukwu notched one assist in 26 French Ligue 1 appearances last season. Rennes finished fourth in the French League last season with 68 points after 38 games.
Chelsea were 12th at the end of the 2022/23 Premier League season with 44 points from 38 games in the division.
