Soccer-Chelsea sign teenage midfielder Ugochukwu from Rennes

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Europa League - Group B - Dynamo Kyiv v Stade Rennes - Marshal Jozef Pilsudski Stadium, Krakow, Poland - October 13, 2022 Stade Rennes' Lesley Ugochukwu in action with Dynamo Kyiv's Denys Garmash REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea have signed teenage midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu from Ligue 1 side Stade Rennes on a seven-year contract with an option of another year, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.

Financial details of the deal were not disclosed but British media reported that Chelsea had paid Rennes about 27.5 million euros ($30.15 million) for the 19-year-old.