After Armando Broja Deal, Burnley Have Reached Agreement To Sign France u23 Lesley Ugochukwu From Chelsea In A Permanent Deal

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August 4, 2025

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After Armando Broja Deal, Burnley Have Reached Agreement To Sign France u23 Lesley Ugochukwu From Chelsea In A Permanent Deal—-Burnley are set to strengthen in midfield ahead of their return to the Premier League after reaching an agreement with Chelsea to sign Lesley Ugochukwu.

The France youth international, 21, has been granted permission to travel for medical tests and complete a permanent move to Turf Moor.

If all goes to plan, Ugochukwu will put pen to paper on a five-year contract — significantly boosting head coach Scott Parker’s options in the number six and number eight roles.

Central midfielder Josh Brownhill, who scored 18 goals in 44 appearances for Burnley last season, left the club last month as a free agent upon the expiration of his contract.

Burnley have already made 10 first-team signings this summer including defenders Kyle Walker, Bashir Humphreys and Axel Tuanzebe, and wide forwards Jacob Bruun Larsen and Loum Tchaouna.

The Athletic reported in the Transfer DealSheet on June 3 that Chelsea believed Ugochukwu would generate a lot of interest this summer following what was viewed as a positive loan spell at Southampton.

Ugochukwu joined Southampton on loan in August 2024, a year after signing a seven-year contract with Chelsea.

He played 31 games at the south-coast club, registering three goals and assists in all competitions, but they became the first side in the history of the league to be relegated with seven games remaining.

Ugochukwu gradually established himself as a first-team regular for Southampton, starting their final 11 Premier League matches. He scored a 93rd-minute equaliser away to West Ham United in April which ensured Southampton avoided the unwanted record of the Premier League’s lowest points tally.

Ugochukwu moved to England at 19 from his boyhood club Rennes. He made his senior debut for Rennes just after his seventeenth birthday, becoming the club’s fourth youngest debutant at the time.

The central midfielder played 15 games in all competitions for Chelsea in the 2023-24 season, his first in the Premier League.

He is also a France Under-23 international and has played 27 times for his national team at youth level.

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Ousmane Dembélé Hits Brace as Paris Saint-Germain Knock Out Liverpool from UCL—-Ousmane Dembélé starred with a brace as Paris Saint-Germain secured a 2-0 victory over Liverpool at Anfield, sealing a dominant 4-0 aggregate win to reach the UEFA Champions League semi-finals.

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Despite flashes of pressure from Liverpool, PSG remained composed and dangerous on the counter. Dembélé broke the deadlock in the second half with a fine curling effort before adding a second in stoppage time from a Bradley Barcola assist.

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Ademola Lookman On Target as Atlético Madrid Edge Barcelona 3-2 on Aggregate to Reach UCL Semi-Finals

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Ademola Lookman On Target as Atlético Madrid Edge Barcelona 3-2 on Aggregate to Reach UCL Semi-Finals—-Atlético Madrid booked their place in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals after edging Barcelona 3-2 on aggregate, despite a 2-1 defeat in the second leg of their quarter-final clash.

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