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Chelsea have confirmed the signing of striker Danny Welbeck from Brighton.
The former Manchester United and Arsenal forward, 35, has signed a two-year deal at Stamford Bridge. Neither club have said what the transfer fee is.
Welbeck scored a career-high 13 league goals in 37 games for Brighton last season, with only three English players scoring more in the Premier League.
He becomes Chelsea‘s third signing of the
Chelsea are finalising a move for Brighton striker Danny Welbeck after he was given permission to have a medical at Stamford Bridge.
Welbeck, 35, is set to link up with his new club in Hong Kong next week for pre-season as he prepares to sign a two-year contract.
The move is part of new manager Xabi Alonso’s recruitment drive to add experience to Chelsea‘s squad, which has been the
Owner Behdad Eghbali said Chelsea would “tweak” their model and add experience to what he still believes is a strong core of young players, including Cole Palmer, Moises Caicedo and Levi Colwill.
Welbeck joining Chelsea would be another sign of a shift in strategy.
Their move for him follows attempts to sign 33-year-old midfielder Granit Xhaka from Sunderland, with the Black Cats refusing to sell the Switzerland captain.
Although
Chelsea have held positive initial talks with Brighton about a deal for Danny Welbeck.
With a year remaining on his contract, Brighton do not want to stand in the striker’s way as long as they get a fair price for his sale.
Welbeck has continued to be a reliable goalscorer in the Premier League at 35 years old. Last season he scored 13 times, after scoring 10 in the previous
Welbeck joining Chelsea would be another sign of a shift in strategy this summer.
Their move for him follows attempts to sign 33-year-old midfielder Granit Xhaka from Sunderland, with the Black Cats refusing to sell the Switzerland captain.
Although the arrival of Rogers, 23, fits the club’s preferred policy of signing younger players, he brings significant Premier League experience.
The Blues are also expected to complete a £52m move
Welbeck, meanwhile, is enjoying a renaissance at Brighton and manager Fabian Hurzeler perfectly summed up the forward’s form after the win against Brentford.
“He is like a good red wine,” Hurzeler told BBC Match of the Day.
“The older he gets, the better he gets – and we are very pleased to have him in our squad as a leader, as a player, as a personality.”
Welbeck is the leading
Danny Welbeck scored for a third successive Premier League game as Brighton climbed into the top half of the table with a comfortable win over Leeds United.
The 34-year-old netted the opener for the hosts in the 11th minute, volleying home from close range to finish off a brilliant team move that involved Yankuba Minteh and Mats Wieffer.
It was Welbeck’s sixth goal of the season and fourth in three
Danny Welbeck scored a late winner as Newcastle United’s miserable record against Brighton at the Amex continued.
It looked like Brighton were going to have to settle for a share of the spoils after Nick Woltemade’s superb finish cancelled out Welbeck’s first-half opener.
But Welbeck won the game for Brighton in the closing stages, sweeping home from the edge of the box to leave Newcastle stunned.
The visitors had momentum
Brighton came from behind to beat an ill-disciplined Chelsea side who had a player sent off for the second Saturday running.
Substitutes Danny Welbeck and Maxim de Cuyper scored during 11 minutes of added time as the visitors profited from Trevoh Chalobah’s 53rd-minute red card.
The Blues had been coasting to victory in the first half when Enzo Fernandez headed in Reece James’s cross, via a deflection off Brighton winger
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