Chelsea starlet Marc Guehi is due to complete a loan move to Swansea that will see him reunited with his former England under-17 boss Steve Cooper and team-mate Rhian Brewster.
Swansea have agreed an 18-month loan deal for highly-rated centre-back Guehi with Chelsea which will be finalised on Thursday once he completes a medical and the final pieces of paperwork.
The agreement is understood to include a break clause at the end of the season.
But the intention is for Guehi, 19, to spend the rest of this campaign and whole of next in Wales and continue his development with regular football.
Chelsea hope the long-term loan will accelerate Guehi’s development and he will return ready to be a Chelsea regular, just as Andreas Christensen was after spending two seasons at Borussia Monchengladbach.
Swansea manager Cooper is delighted to land Guehi amid competition from a number of his Championship rivals.
Guehi was part of the England under-17 side that won the World Cup in 2017.
Cooper’s side then was spearheaded by striker Brewster, who was top scorer in the tournament and also joined Swansea on loan this week.
Guehi has made two appearances for Chelsea’s first team, EFL Cup starts against Grimsby and Manchester United this season.