Chelsea person completed the signing of Strasbourg midfielder Valentin Barco connected a seven-year deal.
The 21-year-old becomes Chelsea's sixth signing of the summertime aft the arrivals of Morgan Rogers, Danny Welbeck, Emmanuel Emegha, Maxence Lacroix and Marco Palestra.
The midfielder volition articulation the remainder of Chelsea's pre-season tour, with the Blues acceptable to look Italian broadside Juventus successful Hong Kong connected 5 August.
Chelsea did not disclose the fee.
The Argentine appeared erstwhile for his state astatine the 2026 World Cup, wherever they finished runners-up to Spain.
A merchandise of Boca Juniors' academy, Barco joined Brighton successful 2024 for a interest of £7.9m.
But helium spent conscionable a twelvemonth connected the southbound coast, and joined Strasbourg the pursuing summertime aft a palmy indebtedness spell.
He comes the 2nd subordinate this summertime to articulation Chelsea from Strasbourg, with some clubs owned by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital.
It is the 13th woody betwixt the 2 clubs since the commencement of past season.
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