Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is Chelsea bound! Blues agree £30m deal with Leicester star set for Enzo Maresca reunion

Chelsea are close to signing Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for £30m ($38m), with the Leicester star set to undergo a medical on Sunday.

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Leicester must raise fundsChelsea targeting Dewsbury-HallClose to securing deal for midfielderWHAT HAPPENED?

Per Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea are closing in on a deal to secure Dewsbury-Hall's signature. Leicester need to sell players by the end of Sunday as they look to comply with Profit and Sustainability regulations, and the midfielder is now poised to undergo a medical in west London as he closes in on a reunion with former boss Enzo Maresca.

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Dewsbury-Hall is set to sign a deal until 2026, and he is set to sign his contract on Sunday. Leicester have rushed the deal through to comply with Profit and Sustainability regulations.

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Dewsbury-Hall has also been linked with Brighton but it appears that Chelsea have beaten the Seagulls to the punch. There was some suggestion a player could be involved in a swap deal but that does not appear to be the case. Instead, Fabrizio Romano notes that Blues youngster Michael Golding will be joining Leicester in a entirely separate deal.

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The deal is moving quickly as Leicester bid to avoid punishment from the Premier League when it comes to PSR. The switch will see Dewsbury-Hall link back up with Enzo Maresca, with whom he won the Championship with last season.