Thursday, September 17, 2009

Croatian keeper 'to join Chelsea'

Chelsea

Croatian side Inter Zapresic claim they have agreed a deal with Chelsea that will see their teenage goalkeeper Matej Delac move to Stamford Bridge in 2011.

The 17-year-old will stay in Croatia with Chelsea paying his wages.

But he will train with the Blues whenever possible before joining on a five-year contract, Zapresic claim.

Chelsea are banned from registering new players until 2011 after were found to have they induced Gael Kakuta to breach his contract with Lens.

Zapresic sporting director Branko Laljak said: "This deal will save us from bankruptcy.

"We are proud to have sold one of our players to one of the strongest clubs in the world."

Delac, who only turned 17 in August, broke the record for the youngest Croatian player ever called up for international duty when Slaven Bilic named him in his squad to face England at Wembley earlier this month.

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