Chelsea beats the termination clause of €60m + €5m through objectives. After 2 intense weeks, with many meetings between, his representatives Jorge Mendes and Jorge Chijane, Manuel Ugarte opted for Chelsea despite them not being in Europe.
Chelsea being cautious until the documents stage after the Enzo saga with Benfica is fair enough, but clearly it’s very advanced now. Record said he chose Chelsea and the deal was closed, it could have been between Chelsea & Ugarte.