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DORTMUND - Borussia Dortmund winger Jamie Gittens is close to completing a transfer to Chelsea Football Club, according to a statement released by the German club on Thursday.
The Bundesliga side announced that all parties have reached a mutual agreement on the transfer, though contractual details still need to be finalized. The move remains subject to proper processing through FIFA’s Transfer Matching System.
Dortmund’s management expects the deal to generate a positive impact on the club’s key earnings figures for the 2025/2026 financial year, with projected EBITDA and EBIT improvements in the range of approximately €37 million to €42 million.
The 21-year-old English winger joined Borussia Dortmund from Manchester City’s youth academy in 2020 and has developed into a first-team regular at the German club over the past two seasons.
If completed, Gittens would become the latest addition to Chelsea’s squad under the ownership consortium led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital, who have invested heavily in player acquisitions since taking over the Premier League club in 2022.
Neither club has disclosed the proposed transfer fee or potential contract terms for the player. The announcement was made via a regulatory filing as Borussia Dortmund is a publicly traded company on the German stock exchange.
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