Soccer-Chelsea sign Dewsbury-Hall from Leicester


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Championship - Coventry City v Leicester City - Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, Britain - January 13, 2024 Leicester City's Kiernan Dewsbury Hall celebrates after scoring their first goal Action Images/Andrew Boyers/File Photo

(Reuters) - Chelsea have signed midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall from Leicester City on a five-year contract, the Premier League clubs said on Tuesday.

The transfer details for the 25-year-old were not disclosed, but British media reported that the transfer fee was about 30 million pounds ($38 million).

He will reunite with manager Enzo Maresca, who joined Chelsea in June after leading Leicester to the Championship title last season.

"It is amazing to be sitting here as a Chelsea player," Dewsbury-Hall said.

"This is a club people grow up watching and hoping to one day play for, so it is a privilege to be here."

Dewsbury-Hall netted 12 goals and contributed 12 assists in 44 league matches last season, earning him the title of Leicester's Player of the Season.

Chelsea finished sixth in the Premier League last season.

($1 = 0.7893 pounds)

(Reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk; Editing by Alison Williams)

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