Chelsea confirm Jamie Gittens transfer from Dortmund

Chelsea continued with its movement in the summer transfer market with the club on Saturday announcing the signing of England winger Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund.

Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (L) of Dortmund vies with Phillipp Steinhart of 1860 Munich during a German Cup first round football match between TSV 1860 Munich and Borussia Dortmund in Munich, Germany, July 29, 2022. (Photo by Philippe Ruiz/Xinhua)

The 20-year-old Gittens has agreed a contract until the end of June 2032 and has cost an initial 48.5 million pounds (66.25 million U.S. dollars).

He is the third attacking player to join Chelsea this summer, following Liam Delap from Ipswich and Joao Pedro from Brighton.

Pedro joined up with Chelsea in the USA earlier this week and will be able to play for the club in the remaining rounds of the FIFA Club World Cup, but Gittens won't be able to do that as he has already appeared for Dortmund, who plays Real Madrid in the quarter-finals later on Saturday.

Gittens can play on either wing and he made 107 appearances for Dortmund after joining from Manchester City in 2021.

"It feels great... It's a great feeling to join such a big club as Chelsea."

"I can't wait to learn from everyone in the team and to push myself to the max here. It's an amazing feeling," Gittens said on the Chelsea website.