The finer details of Premier League giants Chelsea’s move for Denis Zakaria have been revealed late on Thursday evening.
For those not aware, in something of a bolt from the blue, over the course of the last hour, the transfer team at Stamford Bridge both swooped for and closed a deal for Swiss international midfielder Zakaria.
It had of course long been common knowledge that Thomas Tuchel and co. were on the lookout for reinforcements in the middle of the park ahead of the fast-approaching transfer deadline.
With Zakaria having slipped down the pecking order in Turin owing to the respective summer additions of Paul Pogba and Leandro Paredes, and Chelsea continuing to come up short in their pursuit of alternative targets, attentions turned firmly towards the former Borussia Monchengladbach man with just hours remaining in the summer window.
With Zakaria himself keen on a move to west London, an agreement, in turn, proved altogether simple to come by.
And now, as alluded to above, an insight into some of the finer details of the now-completed transfer have been revealed.
From here, the Pensioners will have the option to make his arrival permanent, for a fee in the region of £30 million.
The details of a five-year contract have, as a result, already been ironed out between the transfer team at Stamford Bridge and the 25-year-old, with Chelsea also set to cover the entirety of Zakaria’s wages for the coming year.
Denis Zakaria completed his medical as new Chelsea player and Juventus are preparing all the paperworks. 🚨🔵 #CFC #DeadlineDay
Exclusive: structure of the deal ⤵️
▫️ Loan with £30m buy option, NOT mandatory;
▫️ Potential five year contract;
▫️ Chelsea to cover 100% salary. pic.twitter.com/7RN3vKfaGZ
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) September 1, 2022
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